Wiedehopf vs Schuhschnabel

Upupa epops verglichen mit Balaeniceps rex

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Wiedehopf Schuhschnabel
Wissenschaftlicher Name Upupa epops Balaeniceps rex
Ordnung Bucerotiformes Pelecaniformes
Familie Upupidae Balaenicipitidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Vulnerable
Länge 28,0 cm (11.0 in) 120,0 cm (47.2 in)
Flügelspannweite 46,0 cm (18.1 in) 240,0 cm (94.5 in)
Gewicht 62,0 g (2.19 oz) 5500,0 g (194.01 oz)
Ernährung Insects and larvae probed from the ground, especially beetle grubs, crickets, and caterpillars. Occasionally takes … Primarily lungfish, also catfish, water snakes, monitor lizards, and baby crocodiles. Hunts by standing motionless, …
Gelegegröße 2-12 1-3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Wiedehopf 28,0 cm
Schuhschnabel 120,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Wiedehopf 46,0 cm
Schuhschnabel 240,0 cm
Gewicht
Wiedehopf 62,0 g
Schuhschnabel 5500,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Wiedehopf only

Schuhschnabel only

Wiedehopf

Open woodland, orchards, vineyards, parkland, and grassland with bare or sparsely vegetated ground for foraging.

Schuhschnabel

Freshwater swamps dominated by papyrus and other dense aquatic vegetation in tropical East Africa.

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Song & Call Comparison

Wiedehopf

Gesang

The eponymous call: a soft, far-carrying 'oop-oop-oop', repeated in triplets or quadruplets. Given from a hidden perch; mellow and flute-like. Contact call is a thin 'cherrr'.

Schuhschnabel

Gesang

Largely silent; produces mechanical bill-clattering 'clap-clap-clap' when greeting at the nest — similar to White Stork. Also gives low croaking grunts. Rarely calls in the wild.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Wiedehopf

Europe, Asia, and Africa. Northern populations are migratory. A widespread species across the Old World.

Schuhschnabel

Central and East Africa from South Sudan and Ethiopia south to Zambia. Largest populations in South Sudan and Uganda.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Wiedehopf

Vulnerable

Schuhschnabel

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How to Tell Them Apart

Wiedehopf

Gefieder

Pinkish-brown body with dramatically barred black and white wings and tail. Long, erectile, fan-shaped crest tipped with black. Undulating butterfly-like flight.

Schnabel

Long, thin, slightly decurved bill for probing soil

Schuhschnabel

Gefieder

Blue-grey plumage overall with a slightly darker back and wings. Powder down gives a washed-out appearance. Small tuft on the back of the head.

Schnabel

Massive shoe-shaped bill, one of the largest of any bird — pale yellowish-grey with darker markings

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About These Birds

Wiedehopf

Der Wiedehopf ist mit seinen auffällig zebragestreiften Flügeln und der extravaganten Federhaube einer der unverwechselbarsten Vögel der Alten Welt. Er ist der Nationalvogel Israels und spielt in der Mythologie von der ägyptischen Antike bis zum Koran eine bedeutende Rolle. Die Nester des Wiedehopfs sondern ein übel riechendes Sekret ab, das Fressfeinde abschreckt.

Schuhschnabel

Der Schuhschnabel ist wegen seines urzeitlichen Erscheinungsbilds und seines gewaltigen Schnabels einer der begehrtesten Vögel für Vogelbeobachter in Afrika. Er kann stundenlang reglos verharren, bevor er nach vorne stößt, um Beute mit seinem riesigen Schnabel zu ergreifen. Trotz einer Körpergröße von über einem Meter wiegt der Schuhschnabel dank seiner hohlen Knochen vergleichsweise wenig.

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