Bondrée à longue queue vs Buse à queue rousse

Henicopernis longicauda comparé à Buteo jamaicensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bondrée à longue queue Buse à queue rousse
Nom scientifique Henicopernis longicauda Buteo jamaicensis
Ordre Accipitriformes Accipitriformes
Famille Accipitridae Accipitridae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Envergure 78,9 cm (31.1 in) 124,0 cm (48.8 in)
Poids 572,5 g (20.19 oz) 1080,0 g (38.10 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large …
Taille de la couvée -- 2-4
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Bondrée à longue queue
Buse à queue rousse 53,0 cm
Envergure
Bondrée à longue queue 78,9 cm
Buse à queue rousse 124,0 cm
Poids
Bondrée à longue queue 572,5 g
Buse à queue rousse 1080,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Bondrée à longue queue only

Aucun(e)

Buse à queue rousse only

Buse à queue rousse

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

Song & Call Comparison

Bondrée à longue queue

Buse à queue rousse

Chant

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Bondrée à longue queue

Buse à queue rousse

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

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Bondrée à longue queue

Least Concern

Buse à queue rousse

How to Tell Them Apart

Bondrée à longue queue

Buse à queue rousse

Plumage

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.

Bec

Dark hooked bill with a yellow cere

About These Birds

Buse à queue rousse

The red-tailed hawk is the most widespread and common hawk in North America. Its screaming cry is so iconic that it is often dubbed over bald eagle footage in films and television. These adaptable raptors thrive in human-altered landscapes and are a familiar sight perched along highways.

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