European Goldfinch vs アオボウシインコ

Carduelis carduelis 比較対象 Amazona aestiva

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 European Goldfinch アオボウシインコ
学名 Carduelis carduelis Amazona aestiva
Passeriformes Psittaciformes
Fringillidae Psittacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長 13.0 cm (5.1 in) 36.0 cm (14.2 in)
翼開長 23.0 cm (9.1 in) 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
体重 16.0 g (0.56 oz) 400.0 g (14.11 oz)
食性 Seeds, especially thistle (Carduus) and teasel seeds, extracted with its precise tweezer-like bill. Also takes … Seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, and flowers. Feeds in tree canopy in noisy flocks. Occasionally raids …
一腹卵数 4-6 1-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
European Goldfinch 13.0 cm
アオボウシインコ 36.0 cm
翼開長
European Goldfinch 23.0 cm
アオボウシインコ 55.0 cm
体重
European Goldfinch 16.0 g
アオボウシインコ 400.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

European Goldfinch only

アオボウシインコ only

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European Goldfinch

Open woodland, orchards, gardens, parks, and weedy fields with seed-bearing plants. Common at garden bird feeders.

アオボウシインコ

Tropical and subtropical forests, woodland, savanna, and palm groves in South America.

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Song & Call Comparison

European Goldfinch

さえずり

A liquid, tinkling 'swit-swit-swit' in flight and a melodic twittering song. Flocks produce a bright jingling chorus. Male song is a sweet repetitive warble incorporating the flight call.

アオボウシインコ

さえずり

Loud, raucous squawking and screaming calls. Capable of impressive vocal mimicry including human speech. Contact call is a rolling 'arr-arr'. Highly vocal in social groups.

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Geographic Range & Migration

European Goldfinch

Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Introduced to Australia, New Zealand, and parts of South America.

アオボウシインコ

Interior of South America including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.

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保全状況

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

Near Threatened

アオボウシインコ

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Goldfinch

羽毛

Crimson red face with white cheeks and a black crown. Sandy-brown back with a bright yellow wing bar visible in flight. Black and white tail.

くちばし

Slender, pointed, ivory-pink bill adapted for extracting seeds from thistles

アオボウシインコ

羽毛

Green body with a turquoise-blue forehead, yellow face, and red and blue wing patches. Red at the bend of the wing visible in flight.

くちばし

Strong, hooked, dark grey upper mandible with a paler lower mandible

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About These Birds

European Goldfinch

ルネサンス絵画に頻繁に描かれたヒワで、「チャーム」(魅力)と呼ばれる群れを形成する。

アオボウシインコ

The turquoise-fronted amazon is one of the most popular pet parrots in the world, prized for its ability to mimic human speech and its engaging personality. In the wild, these sociable parrots roost communally in large flocks and fly in pairs to feeding sites at dawn. Habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade threaten wild populations.

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