Däumlingssperber vs Harpyie

Accipiter superciliosus verglichen mit Harpia harpyja

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Däumlingssperber Harpyie
Wissenschaftlicher Name Accipiter superciliosus Harpia harpyja
Ordnung Accipitriformes Accipitriformes
Familie Accipitridae Accipitridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge 100,0 cm (39.4 in)
Flügelspannweite 29,3 cm (11.5 in) 200,0 cm (78.7 in)
Gewicht 103,675 g (3.66 oz) 7500,0 g (264.55 oz)
Ernährung -- Arboreal mammals including sloths, monkeys, and opossums, which make up over 70% of the diet. …
Gelegegröße 1-3 2-3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Däumlingssperber
Harpyie 100,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Däumlingssperber 29,3 cm
Harpyie 200,0 cm
Gewicht
Däumlingssperber 103,675 g
Harpyie 7500,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Harpyie

Tropical lowland rainforests, requiring large tracts of continuous forest with tall emergent trees for nesting.

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Song & Call Comparison

Däumlingssperber

Harpyie

Gesang

Rarely heard; emits mournful whistled screams 'wheee-oo' and low croaking grunts near the nest. Vocalizations poorly documented given its remote Amazonian habitat.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Däumlingssperber

Harpyie

Central and South America from southern Mexico through Brazil and northern Argentina. Range is shrinking due to deforestation.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Däumlingssperber

Vulnerable

Harpyie

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How to Tell Them Apart

Däumlingssperber

Harpyie

Gefieder

Slate-black upperparts and head with a pale grey breast and white underparts with black barring. A distinctive split grey crest rises when the bird is alarmed.

Schnabel

Massive dark hooked bill, one of the largest of any eagle

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About These Birds

Däumlingssperber

The Tiny Hawk, <em>Accipiter superciliosus</em>, is among the smallest members of the family Accipitridae and is found in forested regions of Central and South America. It inhabits dense tropical and subtropical forest habitats, where its diminutive size likely allows it to hunt in dense undergrowth and canopy. Detailed plumage and bill characteristics are not fully described in the literature reviewed here. The nest is recorded as a platform-like structure consistent with other hawks in this genus. Incubation lasts approximately 30 …

Harpyie

Die Harpyie zählt zu den kraftvollsten Greifvögeln der Welt und besitzt Krallen von der Größe der Klauen eines Grizzlybären. Sie ist der Nationalvogel Panamas. Die größte Bedrohung für die Art ist die Abholzung der Wälder, da jedes Brutpaar ein weites Revier unberührten Waldes benötigt.

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