Eagle vs. Pigeon — What's the Difference?

A large bird of prey with keen eyesight and powerful hunting abilities.

Exhibits social behavior, living in flocks and interacting with humans.

Lives in a variety of habitats, from mountains to deserts.

A small to medium-sized bird, often gray, known for its homing abilities.

Known for their solitary or pair-based lifestyle.

Domesticated for thousands of years for messaging and racing.

Plays a crucial role as an apex predator in ecosystems.

Represents peace and love in various cultures.

Symbolizes strength and freedom in many cultures.

Highly adaptable, found in urban and rural settings worldwide.

Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related.

A stout seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, typically having grey and white plumage.

(Sports) A golf score of two strokes under par on a hole.

A gullible person, especially someone swindled in gambling or the victim of a confidence trick.

Any of various large diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, including members of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus, characterized by broad wings, a hooked bill, keen vision, and soaring flight.

An aircraft from one's own side.

A representation of an eagle used as an emblem or insignia.

Archaic spelling of pidgin

A gold coin formerly used in the United States, stamped with an eagle on the reverse side and having a face value of ten dollars.

A person's particular responsibility or business

To shoot (a hole in golf) in two strokes under par.

Any of various birds of the widely distributed family Columbidae, characteristically having plump bodies, small heads, and short legs, especially the rock pigeon or any of its domesticated varieties.

To score an eagle in golf.

(Slang) One who is easily swindled; a dupe.

Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

An object of special concern; an affair or matter.

A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.

One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.

A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.

(uncountable) The meat from this bird.

(golf) A score of two under par for a hole.

A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.

(golf) To score an eagle.

A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.

Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliæetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaëtus); the imperial eagle of Europe (Aquila mogilnik or Aquila imperialis); the American bald eagle (Haliæetus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (Haliæetus albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See Bald eagle, Harpy, and Golden eagle.

A person hired to transport film footage out of a region where transport options are limited.

A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars.

A weak or useless person.

A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See Aquila.

Concern or responsibility.

The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people.

(transitive) To deceive with a confidence game.

Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

Any bird of the order Columbæ, of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world.

(golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole

An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull.

A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars

To pluck; to fleece; to swindle by tricks in gambling.

An emblem representing power;

Wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

Shoot in two strokes under par

Eagles are solitary predators impacting prey populations, while pigeons are social birds that adapt well to urban environments.

Eagles are more solitary or live in pairs, focusing on hunting, whereas pigeons are highly social, living in flocks and often interacting with humans.

While both can share certain environments, eagles prefer more secluded areas, whereas pigeons thrive in urban and populated areas.

Eagles often require conservation efforts due to habitat loss and hunting, while pigeons, though widespread, face issues like disease control in cities.

Eagles represent power and freedom, while pigeons symbolize peace and the ability to find one's way home, reflecting their unique traits and interactions with humans.

Eagles serve as apex predators, controlling prey populations, while pigeons contribute to seed dispersal and biodiversity, especially in urban areas.

Pigeons can be seen as pests due to their droppings and potential to spread diseases, despite their role in urban biodiversity.

Eagles are carnivorous predators, whereas pigeons are granivorous, primarily feeding on seeds and grains.

Eagles symbolize strength, freedom, and leadership, qualities admired and desired by nations for their emblems.

Humans have used pigeons for messaging, food, and sport due to their homing instincts and ease of domestication.