Amsel vs Harpyie

Turdus merula verglichen mit Harpia harpyja

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Amsel Harpyie
Wissenschaftlicher Name Turdus merula Harpia harpyja
Ordnung Passeriformes Accipitriformes
Familie Turdidae Accipitridae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 100,0 cm (39.4 in)
Flügelspannweite 36,0 cm (14.2 in) 200,0 cm (78.7 in)
Gewicht 100,0 g (3.53 oz) 7500,0 g (264.55 oz)
Ernährung Earthworms, insects, berries, and fruit. Forages on the ground, turning over leaf litter. Famously pulls … Arboreal mammals including sloths, monkeys, and opossums, which make up over 70% of the diet. …
Gelegegröße 3-5 2-3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Amsel 25,0 cm
Harpyie 100,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Amsel 36,0 cm
Harpyie 200,0 cm
Gewicht
Amsel 100,0 g
Harpyie 7500,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Amsel only

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Amsel

Woodland, hedgerows, gardens, and parks. One of the most common garden birds across Europe.

Harpyie

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Amsel

Gesang

Arguably Britain's finest songster: rich, flute-like phrases with deep, mellow quality. Sings persistently at dusk. Alarm is a sharp 'chook-chook'. Song includes liquid 'pew' notes.

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

Amsel

Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand. Northern populations are migratory.

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

Amsel

Vulnerable

Harpyie

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How to Tell Them Apart

Amsel

Gefieder

Males are jet black with a bright yellow-orange bill and eye-ring. Females are dark brown with mottled underparts and a dull yellowish bill.

Schnabel

Bright yellow-orange bill in males, dull brownish in females

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

Amsel

Die Amsel ist einer der bekanntesten und beliebtesten Singvögel Europas, geschätzt für ihren volltönenden, flötenden Gesang, den sie in der Morgen- und Abenddämmerung von Dächern und Baumwipfeln vorträgt. Ursprünglich ein scheuer Waldvogel, hat sie im Laufe der letzten zwei Jahrhunderte städtische Lebensräume besiedelt und sich zu einem der erfolgreichsten Stadtvögel entwickelt.

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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