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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Hawfinch	Akekee
学名	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Loxops caeruleirostris
目	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
科	Fringillidae	Fringillidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Critically Endangered
体長	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	—
翼開長	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)
体重	55.0 g (1.94 oz)	10.84 g (0.38 oz)
食性	Seeds and kernels, especially from cherries, olives, elms, and hornbeams. The bill exerts a force …	--
一腹卵数	3-5	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Hawfinch 18.0 cm

Akekee —

翼開長

Hawfinch 32.0 cm

Akekee 12.4 cm

体重

Hawfinch 55.0 g

Akekee 10.84 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌲 Forest

Hawfinch only

None

Akekee only

None

Hawfinch

Deciduous and mixed woodland, orchards, parks, and large gardens with mature fruiting trees.

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Song & Call Comparison

Hawfinch

さえずり

A sharp, metallic 'tsick' call — the primary vocalization and often all that's heard. Song is a thin, reedy warble. Generally inconspicuous vocally despite its striking appearance.

Akekee

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Geographic Range & Migration

Hawfinch

Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia. Partially migratory, with northern populations moving south in winter.

Akekee

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保全状況

Least Concern

Hawfinch

Critically Endangered

Akekee

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How to Tell Them Apart

Hawfinch

羽毛

Orange-brown head with a black bib and eye stripe. Warm brown back, grey nape, and broad white wing bar. Massive head and bill give a top-heavy appearance.

くちばし

Enormously powerful, conical, pale bill capable of cracking cherry and olive stones

Akekee

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About These Birds

Hawfinch

シメはヨーロッパの鳥の中で体の大きさに対して最も強力なくちばしを持ち、27〜43 kgの力でサクランボの種を割ることができる。その特徴的な外見にもかかわらず、著名なほど恥ずかしがり屋で観察が難しい。種割り時に発生する巨大な力を吸収するための頭骨の特殊な適応を持つ。

Akekee

The Akekee is a critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper weighing about 11 g with a wingspan near 12 cm. Endemic to the upland forests of Kauai, it uses its uniquely twisted bill to pry open leaf buds and extract insects, and is severely threatened by avian malaria and habitat loss.

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