Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk vs Golden Eagle

Erythrotriorchis buergersi compared with Aquila chrysaetos

Key Differences

• Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk is Data Deficient while Golden Eagle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk	Golden Eagle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family same	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Erythrotriorchis	Aquila (True Eagles)
Species	Erythrotriorchis buergersi	Aquila chrysaetos

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk and Golden Eagle share a common ancestor at the Family level: Accipitridae. (Hawks & Eagles)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk

DD — Data Deficient

Golden Eagle

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk	Golden Eagle
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Golden Eagle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk

The Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis buergersi) is a species in the genus Erythrotriorchis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Golden Eagle

Among the most powerful and widely distributed raptors in the world, golden eagles have wingspans reaching 2.2 meters and inhabit mountainous terrain across the Northern Hemisphere. Supreme aerial hunters, they use soaring flight and steep dives at speeds over 200 km/h to capture rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, and occasionally young deer and foxes. In many cultures they have been central to falconry traditions spanning millennia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway