Emu vs Northern Gannet

Dromaius novaehollandiae 比較対象 Morus bassanus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Emu Northern Gannet
学名 Dromaius novaehollandiae Morus bassanus
Casuariiformes Suliformes
Dromaiidae Sulidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 175.0 cm (68.9 in) 93.0 cm (36.6 in)
翼開長 20.0 cm (7.9 in) 180.0 cm (70.9 in)
体重 45000.0 g (1587.33 oz) 3000.0 g (105.82 oz)
食性 Plants, seeds, fruits, flowers, and insects. Swallows large stones and charcoal to grind food in … Shoaling fish, especially mackerel, herring, and capelin. Plunge-dives from heights of 30 meters at speeds …
一腹卵数 5-24 1
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Emu 175.0 cm
Northern Gannet 93.0 cm
翼開長
Emu 20.0 cm
Northern Gannet 180.0 cm
体重
Emu 45000.0 g
Northern Gannet 3000.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Emu only

Northern Gannet only

None

Emu

Open grasslands, savanna woodlands, scrublands, and semi-arid plains across Australia. Avoids dense forest and true desert.

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

Emu

さえずり

Deep, resonant booming grunt 'e-moo', often repeated 3 times. Females give a deep drumming call produced by an inflatable throat pouch. Generally low-pitched and far-carrying.

Northern Gannet

さえずり

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

Emu

Throughout mainland Australia. Absent from Tasmania, where the Tasmanian emu was driven to extinction by 1850.

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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保全状況

Least Concern

Emu

Least Concern

Northern Gannet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Emu

羽毛

Shaggy grey-brown plumage with double-shafted feathers giving a loose, hair-like appearance. Bare blue skin on the face and neck.

くちばし

Broad, flat, dark grey bill

Northern Gannet

羽毛

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.

くちばし

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

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About These Birds

Emu

オーストラリア固有の世界第二位の大型鳥類。1932年の「エミュー戦争」で知られる。飛べないが速く走れる。

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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