As nouns the difference between eagle and phoenix
is that
eagle is any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision while
phoenix is a mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
As proper nouns the difference between eagle and phoenix
is that
eagle is the landing unit of Apollo 11 while
Phoenix is a mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.
As a verb eagle
is to score an eagle.