Greater Flamingo vs オウギワシ

Phoenicopterus roseus 比較対象 Harpia harpyja

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Greater Flamingo オウギワシ
学名 Phoenicopterus roseus Harpia harpyja
Phoenicopteriformes Accipitriformes
Phoenicopteridae Accipitridae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長 130.0 cm (51.2 in) 100.0 cm (39.4 in)
翼開長 160.0 cm (63.0 in) 200.0 cm (78.7 in)
体重 3500.0 g (123.46 oz) 7500.0 g (264.55 oz)
食性 Algae, diatoms, brine shrimp, and small crustaceans filtered from shallow alkaline or saline water. Carotenoid … Arboreal mammals including sloths, monkeys, and opossums, which make up over 70% of the diet. …
一腹卵数 1-3 2-3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Greater Flamingo 130.0 cm
オウギワシ 100.0 cm
翼開長
Greater Flamingo 160.0 cm
オウギワシ 200.0 cm
体重
Greater Flamingo 3500.0 g
オウギワシ 7500.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Greater Flamingo only

オウギワシ only

Greater Flamingo

Shallow alkaline or saline lakes, coastal lagoons, mudflats, and salt pans. Requires large undisturbed areas for breeding colonies.

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

Greater Flamingo

さえずり

Loud, nasal goose-like honking 'ka-ha' calls, often in chorus at breeding colonies. Also gives softer gabbling and grunting sounds while feeding and preening.

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

Greater Flamingo

Africa, southern Europe, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent. Irregular visitor to northern Europe.

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

Greater Flamingo

Vulnerable

オウギワシ

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How to Tell Them Apart

Greater Flamingo

羽毛

Predominantly white-pink plumage with bright crimson-pink wing coverts revealed in flight. Long pink legs and a sinuous neck. Intensity of color depends on diet.

くちばし

Large, downward-bent bill — pink with a black tip, adapted for filter feeding

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

Greater Flamingo

The greater flamingo is the most widespread flamingo species and one of the most recognizable birds in the world. Their pink color comes entirely from carotenoid pigments in their crustacean and algal diet. Flamingos are social birds that breed in enormous colonies sometimes numbering tens of thousands.

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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