Common Kestrel vs Amur Falcon

Falco tinnunculus 비교 대상 Falco amurensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Common Kestrel Amur Falcon
학명 Falco tinnunculus Falco amurensis
Falconiformes Falconiformes
Falconidae Falconidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 34.0 cm (13.4 in)
날개 폭 74.0 cm (29.1 in) 46.8 cm (18.4 in)
체중 190.0 g (6.70 oz) 137.75 g (4.86 oz)
식성 Primarily voles and mice, also lizards, large insects, and small birds. Hunts by hovering at … --
산란 수 1-7 2-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Kestrel 34.0 cm
Amur Falcon
날개 폭
Common Kestrel 74.0 cm
Amur Falcon 46.8 cm
체중
Common Kestrel 190.0 g
Amur Falcon 137.75 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Common Kestrel only

Amur Falcon only

없음

Common Kestrel

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

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.

Amur Falcon

Geographic Range & Migration

Common Kestrel

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

Amur Falcon

보전 상태

Least Concern

Common Kestrel

Least Concern

Amur Falcon

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

Amur Falcon

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.

Amur Falcon

아무르매는 날개폭 46.8cm의 날씬한 이동성 맹금류이다. 동아시아에서 번식하고 사하라 이남 아프리카로 장거리 이동. 관심필요종.

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