Raggiana Bird-of-paradise vs Buse à queue rousse

Paradisaea raggiana comparé à Buteo jamaicensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Buse à queue rousse
Nom scientifique Paradisaea raggiana Buteo jamaicensis
Ordre Passeriformes Accipitriformes
Famille Paradisaeidae Accipitridae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur 34,0 cm (13.4 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Envergure 45,0 cm (17.7 in) 124,0 cm (48.8 in)
Poids 260,0 g (9.17 oz) 1080,0 g (38.10 oz)
Régime alimentaire Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females. Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large …
Taille de la couvée 1-2 2-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34,0 cm
Buse à queue rousse 53,0 cm
Envergure
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45,0 cm
Buse à queue rousse 124,0 cm
Poids
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260,0 g
Buse à queue rousse 1080,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

Aucun(e)

Buse à queue rousse only

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Tropical rainforest and forest edge from lowlands to mid-montane elevations in New Guinea.

Buse à queue rousse

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

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Chant

Males emit harsh, buzzy 'kraaak' calls and explosive wailing during display. Females give softer 'waak' contact calls. Display calls are loud and chaotic at leks.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Southern and eastern New Guinea. Endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Buse à queue rousse

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

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Least Concern

Buse à queue rousse

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How to Tell Them Apart

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Plumage

Males have a yellow crown, emerald-green throat, and spectacular cascading orange-red flank plumes. Females are brown with rufous underparts.

Bec

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

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

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About These Birds

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

The raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea, featured on the national flag and coat of arms. Males gather at traditional display trees to perform elaborate courtship dances, hanging upside down and shaking their spectacular flank plumes. Alfred Russel Wallace first described the species in 1873.

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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