Guadalupe Caracara vs Common Kestrel

Caracara lutosa से तुलना Falco tinnunculus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Guadalupe Caracara Common Kestrel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Caracara lutosa Falco tinnunculus
गण Falconiformes Falconiformes
कुल Falconidae Falconidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Extinct Least Concern
लंबाई 34.0 cm (13.4 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 74.0 cm (29.1 in)
वजन 190.0 g (6.70 oz)
आहार -- Primarily voles and mice, also lizards, large insects, and small birds. Hunts by hovering at …
अंडों की संख्या 3 1-7
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Guadalupe Caracara
Common Kestrel 34.0 cm
पंखों का फैलाव
Guadalupe Caracara
Common Kestrel 74.0 cm
वजन
Guadalupe Caracara
Common Kestrel 190.0 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Guadalupe Caracara only

कोई नहीं

Common Kestrel only

Common Kestrel

Open country including farmland, grasslands, moorland, and urban areas. Common along motorways and in cities across Europe.

Song & Call Comparison

Guadalupe Caracara

Common Kestrel

गीत

A shrill, repeated 'kee-kee-kee-kee' or 'kik-ik-ik', especially near nest. Alarm call is a nasal chattering. Generally less vocal than larger falcons. Calls ring clearly in open country.

Geographic Range & Migration

Guadalupe Caracara

Common Kestrel

Europe, Asia, and Africa. One of the most common and widespread raptors in the Old World.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Extinct

Guadalupe Caracara

Least Concern

Common Kestrel

How to Tell Them Apart

Guadalupe Caracara

Common Kestrel

पंख

Males have a blue-grey head and tail with a rufous back spotted with black. Females are rufous-brown with heavy barring. Both have a dark moustachial stripe.

चोंच

Short, hooked grey bill with a yellow cere

About These Birds

Common Kestrel

The common kestrel is Europe's most abundant falcon, famous for its ability to hover motionless in the wind while scanning for prey. Research has shown kestrels can see ultraviolet light, allowing them to detect vole urine trails that reflect UV. The species has adapted remarkably well to urban environments.

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