Raggiana Bird-of-paradise vs باز أحمر الذيل

Paradisaea raggiana مقارنةً بـ Buteo jamaicensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Raggiana Bird-of-paradise باز أحمر الذيل
الاسم العلمي Paradisaea raggiana Buteo jamaicensis
الرتبة Passeriformes Accipitriformes
الفصيلة Paradisaeidae Accipitridae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 34,0 cm (13.4 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
طول الجناح 45,0 cm (17.7 in) 124,0 cm (48.8 in)
الوزن 260,0 g (9.17 oz) 1080,0 g (38.10 oz)
النظام الغذائي Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females. Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large …
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 2-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34,0 cm
باز أحمر الذيل 53,0 cm
طول الجناح
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45,0 cm
باز أحمر الذيل 124,0 cm
الوزن
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260,0 g
باز أحمر الذيل 1080,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

بلا

باز أحمر الذيل only

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Tropical rainforest and forest edge from lowlands to mid-montane elevations in New Guinea.

باز أحمر الذيل

Open country with scattered elevated perches such as trees, poles, and cliffs. Adaptable to farmland, grasslands, roadsides, and suburban areas.

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Song & Call Comparison

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

الغناء

Males emit harsh, buzzy 'kraaak' calls and explosive wailing during display. Females give softer 'waak' contact calls. Display calls are loud and chaotic at leks.

باز أحمر الذيل

الغناء

Iconic, raspy descending scream: 'kreeeeee-ar', often used in films for all raptors. Gives short barking 'kak' notes near nest. Juveniles beg with persistent squealing whistles.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Southern and eastern New Guinea. Endemic to Papua New Guinea.

باز أحمر الذيل

North America from Alaska to Panama, including the Caribbean. One of the most common raptors in North America.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Least Concern

باز أحمر الذيل

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How to Tell Them Apart

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

الريش

Males have a yellow crown, emerald-green throat, and spectacular cascading orange-red flank plumes. Females are brown with rufous underparts.

المنقار

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

باز أحمر الذيل

الريش

Variable plumage from pale to dark morphs. Most adults have rich brown upperparts, a pale breast with a dark belly band, and the characteristic rufous-red tail.

المنقار

Dark hooked bill with a yellow cere

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About These Birds

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

The raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea, featured on the national flag and coat of arms. Males gather at traditional display trees to perform elaborate courtship dances, hanging upside down and shaking their spectacular flank plumes. Alfred Russel Wallace first described the species in 1873.

باز أحمر الذيل

The red-tailed hawk is the most widespread and common hawk in North America. Its screaming cry is so iconic that it is often dubbed over bald eagle footage in films and television. These adaptable raptors thrive in human-altered landscapes and are a familiar sight perched along highways.

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