Black-breasted Buzzard vs Red-headed Vulture

Black-breasted Buzzard

Hamirostra melanosternon

Large1.2 kgWoodland

Intermediate in body size between the well-known larger wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) and the smaller little eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides), the black-breasted buzzard is one of Australia's largest birds of prey and one of the world's largest kites alongside the red kite, which is slightly less heavy but has a longer total length. An adult black-breasted buzzard measures 51 to 61 cm (20 to 24 in) in height including its short square tail.

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Photo: Ursina Gringer · CC BY 4.0

Red-headed Vulture

Sarcogyps calvus

Huge4.5 kgUrban

It is a medium-sized vulture of 76 to 86 cm (30 to 34 in) in length, weighing 3.5–6.3 kg (7.7–13.9 lb) and having a wingspan of about 1.99–2.6 m (6.5–8.5 ft). It has a prominent naked head: deep-red to orange in the adult, paler red in the juvenile. It has a black body with pale grey band at the base of the flight feathers. The sexes differ in colour of the iris: males have a paler, whitish iris, whilst in females it is dark brown.

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Photo: Shiva Shenoy · CC BY 4.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Black-breasted Buzzard and Red-headed Vulture.