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Cinereous Vulture vs White-bellied Sea Eagle

Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

Huge9.3 kgForest

The cinereous vulture measures 98–120 cm (39–47 in) in total length with a 2.5–3.1 m (8 ft 2 in – 10 ft 2 in) wingspan. Males can weigh from 6.3 to 11.5 kg (14 to 25 lb), whereas females can weigh from 7.5 to 14 kg (17 to 31 lb). It is the largest accipitrid and is thus one of the world's heaviest flying birds. Average weights were long not known to have been published for this species but the median weight figures from two sources were 9.42 kg (20.8 lb) and 9.55 kg (21.1 lb). However in a Korean study, a large survey of wild cinereous vultures was found to have weighed an average of 9.

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Sonogram of the Cinereous Vulture
Recorded by Thomas SIGNEAU · Call · Aveyron, France · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Bouke ten Cate · CC BY 4.0
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster)

White-bellied Sea Eagle

Icthyophaga leucogaster

Huge4.5 kg

The white-bellied sea eagle has a white head, rump and underparts, and dark or slate-grey back and wings. In flight, the black flight feathers on the wings are easily seen when the bird is viewed from below. The large, hooked bill is a leaden blue-grey with a darker tip, and the irides are dark brown. The cere is also lead grey. The legs and feet are yellow or grey, with long black talons (claws). Unlike those of eagles of the genus Aquila, the legs are not feathered. The sexes are similar. Males are 66–80 cm (26–31 in) long and weigh 1.8–3 kg (4.0–6.6 lb).

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Photo: The original uploader was Djambalawa at English Wikipedia. · CC BY 3.0

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