Black Caracara vs African Pygmy-falcon

Daptrius ater مقارنةً بـ Polihierax semitorquatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black Caracara African Pygmy-falcon
الاسم العلمي Daptrius ater Polihierax semitorquatus
الرتبة Falconiformes Falconiformes
الفصيلة Falconidae Falconidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 62,1 cm (24.4 in) 23,1 cm (9.1 in)
الوزن 353,0 g (12.45 oz) 60,7 g (2.14 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Black Caracara only

African Pygmy-falcon only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black Caracara

Least Concern

African Pygmy-falcon

About These Birds

Black Caracara

The Black Caracara is a medium-sized, all-black falcon relative of Amazonian and Guianan forests and riverine habitats, with a bare orange-red facial skin and white tail tip. It ranges widely across the Amazon Basin from Venezuela and the Guianas south to Bolivia and Brazil, inhabiting the edges of rivers, lakes, and flooded forests. It feeds on carrion, insects, fruit, and small vertebrates.

African Pygmy-falcon

The African Pygmy-falcon is one of Africa's smallest raptors, with a wingspan of about 23 cm and a weight of around 61 g. It inhabits dry savannas and thornbush, often nesting in the large communal nests of weaver birds, and hunts lizards and large insects.

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