One clip names both of them

1.2 million views between them.

Golden eagle outweighs Great Egret 4.9× — 4.2 kg against 0.9 kg. Both figures are averages across males and females.

Tale of the tape

Body mass

4.25 kg

🦅 Golden eagle · AVONET

0.87 kg

🦩 Great Egret · AVONET

Maximum lifespan

48 yr

🦅 Golden eagle · AnAge

23 yr

🦩 Great Egret · AnAge

Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.

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Shared ancestry

The closest group they share is Aves (class), home to 18,988 species.

We know what their shared ancestor was, but not when it lived — no dated family tree spans both of them yet.