House Sparrow vs アオボウシインコ

Passer domesticus 比較対象 Amazona aestiva

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属性 House Sparrow アオボウシインコ
学名 Passer domesticus Amazona aestiva
Passeriformes Psittaciformes
Passeridae Psittacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長 16.0 cm (6.3 in) 36.0 cm (14.2 in)
翼開長 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
体重 30.0 g (1.06 oz) 400.0 g (14.11 oz)
食性 Primarily seeds and grains, supplemented with insects during breeding season. Readily exploits human food scraps … Seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, and flowers. Feeds in tree canopy in noisy flocks. Occasionally raids …
一腹卵数 1-8 1-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
House Sparrow 16.0 cm
アオボウシインコ 36.0 cm
翼開長
House Sparrow 25.0 cm
アオボウシインコ 55.0 cm
体重
House Sparrow 30.0 g
アオボウシインコ 400.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

House Sparrow only

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アオボウシインコ only

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House Sparrow

Closely associated with human habitation. Found in cities, towns, farms, and any built environment. Rarely found far from people.

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

House Sparrow

さえずり

Monotonous series of chirping 'cheep' and 'chirrup' notes. Male gives 'chilp' song repeatedly. Flocks produce constant chirping chatter. No melodic song; purely functional calls.

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

House Sparrow

Native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Introduced to every continent except Antarctica, making it the most widely distributed wild bird.

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

House Sparrow

Near Threatened

アオボウシインコ

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How to Tell Them Apart

House Sparrow

羽毛

Males have grey crowns, chestnut napes, black bibs, and streaked brown backs. Females and juveniles are plain buffy-brown with a pale eyebrow stripe.

くちばし

Short, stout, conical bill — black in breeding males, yellowish in non-breeding

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

House Sparrow

スズメは人間の居住地に最も密接に関連する鳥の一つで、世界で最も広く分布する鳥種の一つ。原産地はヨーロッパ・アジアだが、人間とともに世界中に持ち込まれた。

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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