Black Swan vs Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Cygnus atratus 비교 대상 Cicinnurus respublica

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black Swan Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
학명 Cygnus atratus Cicinnurus respublica
Anseriformes Passeriformes
Anatidae Paradisaeidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장 130.0 cm (51.2 in) 16.0 cm (6.3 in)
날개 폭 190.0 cm (74.8 in) 19.0 cm (7.5 in)
체중 6200.0 g (218.70 oz) 55.0 g (1.94 oz)
식성 Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow … Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
산란 수 4-6 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Swan 130.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16.0 cm
날개 폭
Black Swan 190.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19.0 cm
체중
Black Swan 6200.0 g
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Black Swan only

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise only

Black Swan

Lakes, rivers, swamps, and coastal waters across Australia. Also found in ornamental lakes in parks.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Lowland and hill forests on the small islands of Waigeo and Batanta in the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia.

Song & Call Comparison

Black Swan

노래

Gives a musical bugling 'boo-boo-boo' in flight and softer honking on water. Less vocal than Mute Swan; produces a baying call when alarmed. Wings whistle softly in flight.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

노래

Male gives a harsh, nasal 'waah' or 'eeah' from display perch. Song is poorly documented in wild. Also produces mechanical rattling wing sounds during display flights.

Geographic Range & Migration

Black Swan

Australia, primarily in the southeast and southwest. Introduced populations in New Zealand, Japan, and western Europe.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Endemic to the islands of Waigeo and Batanta off the northwestern tip of New Guinea, Indonesia.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Black Swan

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

How to Tell Them Apart

Black Swan

깃털

Almost entirely black with white flight feathers visible in flight. Red bill with a white band near the tip. Dark red to reddish-brown iris.

부리

Bright red bill with a pale tip and prominent white band

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

깃털

Males have a brilliant red back, yellow nape, turquoise blue bare crown, and green breast shield. Violet-blue curled tail wires. Females are brownish with bare blue crown.

부리

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

About These Birds

Black Swan

검은 백조는 한때 모든 백조가 흰색이라고 믿었던 유럽인들에게 불가능하다고 여겨졌으며, 귀납적 추론 실패의 유명한 철학적 예가 됩니다. 서부 오스트레일리아의 주 새입니다. 검은 백조는 평생 짝 유대를 형성하며 양 부모가 포란과 새끼 양육을 공유합니다.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's bird-of-paradise is one of the most extraordinarily colored birds on Earth. Males meticulously clear a patch of forest floor as a display court, removing every leaf and twig. The species was virtually unknown to science until the late 20th century due to its restricted island range.

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