Black Caracara vs American Kestrel

Daptrius ater verglichen mit Falco sparverius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black Caracara American Kestrel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Daptrius ater Falco sparverius
Ordnung Falconiformes Falconiformes
Familie Falconidae Falconidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 62,1 cm (24.4 in) 36,5 cm (14.4 in)
Gewicht 353,0 g (12.45 oz) 119,33333333333333 g (4.21 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 1-7
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Black Caracara only

American Kestrel only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black Caracara

Least Concern

American Kestrel

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.

American Kestrel

The American Kestrel is North America's smallest falcon, weighing about 119 g with a 36.5 cm wingspan, with strikingly patterned rufous and slate-blue plumage. It hovers over open fields and roadsides to spot grasshoppers, small rodents, and lizards before diving to strike.

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