Azulejo Oriental vs busardo colirrojo

Sialia sialis comparado con Buteo jamaicensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Azulejo Oriental busardo colirrojo
Nombre científico Sialia sialis Buteo jamaicensis
Orden Passeriformes Accipitriformes
Familia Turdidae Accipitridae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud 17,5 cm (6.9 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Envergadura 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 124,0 cm (48.8 in)
Peso 31,0 g (1.09 oz) 1080,0 g (38.10 oz)
Dieta Insects in summer, berries in winter. Hunts from low perches, dropping to the ground to … Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large …
Tamaño de la puesta 4-5 2-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Azulejo Oriental 17,5 cm
busardo colirrojo 53,0 cm
Envergadura
Azulejo Oriental 27,0 cm
busardo colirrojo 124,0 cm
Peso
Azulejo Oriental 31,0 g
busardo colirrojo 1080,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Azulejo Oriental only

Ninguno

busardo colirrojo only

Azulejo Oriental

Open woodland, farmland edges, orchards, and parks with scattered trees and open ground. Readily uses nest boxes.

busardo colirrojo

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Azulejo Oriental

Canto

A rich, melodious warbled 'chur-wi, tur-a-lee' song. Both sexes sing. Call is a soft, musical 'turee'. Song is gentle and flute-like, suggesting a small thrush. Given from exposed perch.

busardo colirrojo

Canto

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Azulejo Oriental

Eastern North America from southern Canada to Honduras and Nicaragua. Partially migratory.

busardo colirrojo

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

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Azulejo Oriental

Least Concern

busardo colirrojo

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How to Tell Them Apart

Azulejo Oriental

Plumaje

Males are vivid royal blue above with a rusty-red breast and white belly. Females are grey-blue with a paler rust breast.

Pico

Short, thin, dark bill

busardo colirrojo

Plumaje

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.

Pico

Dark hooked bill with a yellow cere

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About These Birds

Azulejo Oriental

Azulejo oriental, 16-21 cm. Macho azul vivo en dorso, pecho castaño, vientre blanco; hembra más apagada. Habita prados, bordes de bosque y zonas rurales del este de Norteamérica. Insectívoro. Preocupación menor.

busardo colirrojo

El busardo colirrojo es el gavilán más extendido y común de Norteamérica. Su grito estridente es tan icónico que suele emplearse en cine y televisión para doblar las imágenes de cualquier ave rapaz, incluida el águila calva. Estos rapaces adaptables prosperan en paisajes transformados por el ser humano y son una estampa habitual posados junto a las carreteras.

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