Perruche ondulée vs Northern Gannet

Melopsittacus undulatus comparé à Morus bassanus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Perruche ondulée Northern Gannet
Nom scientifique Melopsittacus undulatus Morus bassanus
Ordre Psittaciformes Suliformes
Famille Psittaculidae Sulidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur 18,0 cm (7.1 in) 93,0 cm (36.6 in)
Envergure 30,0 cm (11.8 in) 180,0 cm (70.9 in)
Poids 30,0 g (1.06 oz) 3000,0 g (105.82 oz)
Régime alimentaire Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in … Shoaling fish, especially mackerel, herring, and capelin. Plunge-dives from heights of 30 meters at speeds …
Taille de la couvée 4-6 1
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Perruche ondulée 18,0 cm
Northern Gannet 93,0 cm
Envergure
Perruche ondulée 30,0 cm
Northern Gannet 180,0 cm
Poids
Perruche ondulée 30,0 g
Northern Gannet 3000,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Perruche ondulée only

Northern Gannet only

Perruche ondulée

Open grasslands, scrublands, and woodland in the Australian interior. Nomadic, following rainfall and seeding events.

Northern Gannet

Open ocean and coastal waters. Breeds in dense colonies on steep rocky islands and sea stacks.

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Song & Call Comparison

Perruche ondulée

Chant

A rising, chattering 'budgerigar' chatter: rapid series of 'chek-chek-chek' and melodic warbling. Enormous wild flocks produce a continuous roaring chorus. Good vocal mimics in captivity.

Northern Gannet

Chant

Loud, harsh 'urrah-urrah' grunting and croaking at breeding colonies on sea stacks. Also gives a softer 'karrr' in flight. Large colonies are extremely noisy during the breeding season.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Perruche ondulée

Interior of Australia, especially arid and semi-arid regions. One of the most popular pet birds worldwide.

Northern Gannet

North Atlantic, breeding from Newfoundland and Gulf of St. Lawrence to Norway, Iceland, and Britain. Winters at sea south to the tropics.

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Perruche ondulée

Least Concern

Northern Gannet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Perruche ondulée

Plumage

Wild-type is green with yellow head and barred black scalloping on upperparts. Captive-bred varieties include blue, white, yellow, and many other colors.

Bec

Short, downward-curved, olive-grey bill typical of parakeets

Northern Gannet

Plumage

Brilliant white body with black wingtips and a golden-yellow wash on the head and nape. Blue-grey bill with dark lines and pale blue eye-ring.

Bec

Long, straight, pointed, pale blue-grey bill with serrated edges

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About These Birds

Perruche ondulée

The budgerigar is the third most popular pet in the world after dogs and cats, and by far the most common pet parrot. Wild budgies travel in enormous nomadic flocks that can darken the sky. Males can learn to mimic human speech, with one record-holding budgie having a vocabulary of 1,728 words.

Northern Gannet

The northern gannet is a spectacular plunge-diver, folding its two-meter wingspan into an arrow shape to hit the water at up to 100 km/h. Air sacs under the skin and a reinforced skull protect it from the impact. Bass Rock in Scotland hosts over 150,000 gannets, the largest single colony of any seabird in the world.

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