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title: "Bald eagle vs Canada goose — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Bald eagle and Canada goose are near enough identical on weight. Compared on 4 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
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# Bald eagle vs Canada goose

**Bald eagle vs Canada goose: Near enough equal on weight**

Bald eagle and Canada goose are near enough identical on weight.

A bald eagle and a Canada goose can be compared on 4 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

## Side by side

*Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.*

|  | Bald eagle | Canada goose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 3–6.3 kg | 2.6–6.5 kg |
| Length | 0.7–1 m | 0.75–1.1 m |
| Width | 1.8–2.3 m | 1.27–1.85 m |
| Typical lifespan | 15–38 yr | 10–24 yr |

## What the numbers say

- Bald eagle and Canada goose are near enough identical on weight.
- Bald eagle and Canada goose are near enough identical on length.
- Bald eagle is somewhat greater than Canada goose on width — about 1.3×.
- Bald eagle is 1.7× Canada goose on typical lifespan.

*Weight compared.*

- Bald eagle: 3–6.3 kg
- Canada goose: 2.6–6.5 kg

## Bald eagle

The national bird of the United States, recovered from about 400 nesting pairs in 1963 to over 70,000 today.

## Canada goose

A large migratory goose that has become a year-round resident of parks and airfields.

> This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

## Common questions

### Which is bigger, bald eagle or Canada goose?

Bald eagle and Canada goose are near enough identical on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do bald eagles and Canada geese compare on length?

Bald eagle: 0.7–1 m. Canada goose: 0.75–1.1 m. Bald eagle and Canada goose are near enough identical on length.

### How do bald eagles and Canada geese compare on width?

Bald eagle: 1.8–2.3 m. Canada goose: 1.27–1.85 m. Bald eagle is somewhat greater than Canada goose on width — about 1.3×.

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## Sources

- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution (https://naturalhistory.si.edu/)
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (https://www.wikidata.org/) [CC0 1.0]