Common Kestrel vs Demoiselle Crane

Falco tinnunculus 비교 대상 Anthropoides virgo

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Common Kestrel Demoiselle Crane
학명 Falco tinnunculus Anthropoides virgo
Falconiformes Gruiformes
Falconidae Gruidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 34.0 cm (13.4 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
날개 폭 74.0 cm (29.1 in) 175.0 cm (68.9 in)
체중 190.0 g (6.70 oz) 2500.0 g (88.18 oz)
식성 Primarily voles and mice, also lizards, large insects, and small birds. Hunts by hovering at … Seeds, grasses, insects, snails, worms, and small vertebrates. Forages in grasslands and agricultural fields.
산란 수 1-7 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Kestrel 34.0 cm
Demoiselle Crane 90.0 cm
날개 폭
Common Kestrel 74.0 cm
Demoiselle Crane 175.0 cm
체중
Common Kestrel 190.0 g
Demoiselle Crane 2500.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Common Kestrel only

Demoiselle Crane only

Common Kestrel

Open country including farmland, grasslands, moorland, and urban areas. Common along motorways and in cities across Europe.

Demoiselle Crane

Dry grasslands, savannas, and semi-desert. Nests on the ground in open country, often near water. Winters in agricultural fields.

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Song & Call Comparison

Common Kestrel

노래

A shrill, repeated 'kee-kee-kee-kee' or 'kik-ik-ik', especially near nest. Alarm call is a nasal chattering. Generally less vocal than larger falcons. Calls ring clearly in open country.

Demoiselle Crane

노래

A high-pitched, bugling 'karr-r-r' in flight. Also gives softer clucking and purring contact calls. Migrating flocks produce a continuous musical babbling audible from great distance.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Common Kestrel

Europe, Asia, and Africa. One of the most common and widespread raptors in the Old World.

Demoiselle Crane

Central Eurasia from the Black Sea to Mongolia and northeastern China. Winters in India and sub-Saharan Africa.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Common Kestrel

Least Concern

Demoiselle Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Kestrel

깃털

Males have a blue-grey head and tail with a rufous back spotted with black. Females are rufous-brown with heavy barring. Both have a dark moustachial stripe.

부리

Short, hooked grey bill with a yellow cere

Demoiselle Crane

깃털

Pale blue-grey body with a black head, neck, and breast plumes. White ear tufts extend behind the red eyes. Long black tertials drape over the tail.

부리

Short, yellowish-olive bill, shorter than other cranes

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About These Birds

Common Kestrel

황조롱이는 유럽에서 가장 흔한 매로, 날아오르며 정지 비행하는 능력으로 유명하다. 적갈색 등과 뾰족한 날개를 가지며 고속도로 옆과 도심 지역을 포함한 다양한 서식지에서 볼 수 있다.

Demoiselle Crane

쇠두루미는 가장 작은 두루미 종이지만 가장 혹독한 이동을 하며, 해발 8,000m 이상의 히말라야를 넘어 인도의 월동지로 향한다. 우아한 외모로 마리 앙투아네트에게 명명되었으며 세계에서 두 번째로 풍부한 두루미 종이다.

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