European Bee-eater vs オウギワシ

Merops apiaster 比較対象 Harpia harpyja

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 European Bee-eater オウギワシ
学名 Merops apiaster Harpia harpyja
Coraciiformes Accipitriformes
Meropidae Accipitridae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長 28.0 cm (11.0 in) 100.0 cm (39.4 in)
翼開長 38.0 cm (15.0 in) 200.0 cm (78.7 in)
体重 56.0 g (1.98 oz) 7500.0 g (264.55 oz)
食性 Primarily bees, wasps, and hornets caught in flight. Removes stingers by beating prey against a … Arboreal mammals including sloths, monkeys, and opossums, which make up over 70% of the diet. …
一腹卵数 4-10 2-3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
European Bee-eater 28.0 cm
オウギワシ 100.0 cm
翼開長
European Bee-eater 38.0 cm
オウギワシ 200.0 cm
体重
European Bee-eater 56.0 g
オウギワシ 7500.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

European Bee-eater only

オウギワシ only

European Bee-eater

Open country with scattered trees, sandy banks, and river cliffs for nesting. Breeds in colonies in tunnels dug into earth banks.

オウギワシ

Tropical lowland rainforests, requiring large tracts of continuous forest with tall emergent trees for nesting.

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Song & Call Comparison

European Bee-eater

さえずり

A liquid, melodic 'pruik-pruik' or rolling 'prruup-pruup' in flight. Flocks give a distinctive far-carrying bubbling call audible before birds are seen. Considered a pleasant sound.

オウギワシ

さえずり

Rarely heard; emits mournful whistled screams 'wheee-oo' and low croaking grunts near the nest. Vocalizations poorly documented given its remote Amazonian habitat.

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Geographic Range & Migration

European Bee-eater

Southern Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Winters in tropical Africa. A long-distance migrant.

オウギワシ

Central and South America from southern Mexico through Brazil and northern Argentina. Range is shrinking due to deforestation.

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保全状況

Least Concern

European Bee-eater

Vulnerable

オウギワシ

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Bee-eater

羽毛

Richly colored with a chestnut-brown crown and back, golden-yellow scapulars, turquoise-blue underparts, and a black eye stripe. Central tail feathers are elongated.

くちばし

Long, slender, slightly decurved black bill

オウギワシ

羽毛

Slate-black upperparts and head with a pale grey breast and white underparts with black barring. A distinctive split grey crest rises when the bird is alarmed.

くちばし

Massive dark hooked bill, one of the largest of any eagle

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About These Birds

European Bee-eater

ヨーロッパで最も鮮やかな色彩を持つ鳥の一つで、蜂や蛍などを捕食する。巣穴をトンネル状に掘る習性がある。

オウギワシ

ハーピーワシは世界で最も強力な猛禽類の一つで、ハイイログマの爪ほどの大きさの鉤爪を持つ。パナマの国鳥。大規模な未撹乱の森林の生息地を必要とするため、森林破壊がこの種の最大の脅威。

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