Javan hawk-eagle vs Wallace's hawk-eagle
The javan hawk-eagle is heavier: 830 g against 557.8 g for the wallace's hawk-eagle, about 49% more.
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Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a javan hawk-eagle and a wallace's hawk-eagle?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The javan hawk-eagle is heavier: 830 g against 557.8 g for the wallace's hawk-eagle, about 49% more.
- Both belong to the genus Nisaetus, so they are close relatives.
- The javan hawk-eagle is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the wallace's hawk-eagle is Vulnerable.
Side by side
| Javan hawk-eagle | Wallace's hawk-eagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Nisaetus bartelsi | Nisaetus nanus |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 830 g | 555 g – 560 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | bird, lizard, pteropodidae | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Vulnerable |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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