باز أحمر الذيل vs Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Buteo jamaicensis مقارنةً بـ Cicinnurus respublica

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة باز أحمر الذيل Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
الاسم العلمي Buteo jamaicensis Cicinnurus respublica
الرتبة Accipitriformes Passeriformes
الفصيلة Accipitridae Paradisaeidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول 53,0 cm (20.9 in) 16,0 cm (6.3 in)
طول الجناح 124,0 cm (48.8 in) 19,0 cm (7.5 in)
الوزن 1080,0 g (38.10 oz) 55,0 g (1.94 oz)
النظام الغذائي Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large … Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-4 --
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
باز أحمر الذيل 53,0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16,0 cm
طول الجناح
باز أحمر الذيل 124,0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19,0 cm
الوزن
باز أحمر الذيل 1080,0 g
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

باز أحمر الذيل only

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise only

بلا

باز أحمر الذيل

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

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Lowland and hill forests on the small islands of Waigeo and Batanta in the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

الغناء

Male gives a harsh, nasal 'waah' or 'eeah' from display perch. Song is poorly documented in wild. Also produces mechanical rattling wing sounds during display flights.

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Geographic Range & Migration

باز أحمر الذيل

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

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Endemic to the islands of Waigeo and Batanta off the northwestern tip of New Guinea, Indonesia.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

باز أحمر الذيل

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

الريش

Males have a brilliant red back, yellow nape, turquoise blue bare crown, and green breast shield. Violet-blue curled tail wires. Females are brownish with bare blue crown.

المنقار

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

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About These Birds

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.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's bird-of-paradise is one of the most extraordinarily colored birds on Earth. Males meticulously clear a patch of forest floor as a display court, removing every leaf and twig. The species was virtually unknown to science until the late 20th century due to its restricted island range.

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