Common Kestrel vs Australian Hobby

Falco tinnunculus 비교 대상 Falco longipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Common Kestrel Australian Hobby
학명 Falco tinnunculus Falco longipennis
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) 51.0 cm (20.1 in)
체중 190.0 g (6.70 oz) 255.5 g (9.01 oz)
식성 Primarily voles and mice, also lizards, large insects, and small birds. Hunts by hovering at … --
산란 수 1-7 2-4
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Kestrel 34.0 cm
Australian Hobby
날개 폭
Common Kestrel 74.0 cm
Australian Hobby 51.0 cm
체중
Common Kestrel 190.0 g
Australian Hobby 255.5 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Common Kestrel only

Australian Hobby only

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.

Australian Hobby

Geographic Range & Migration

Common Kestrel

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

Australian Hobby

보전 상태

Least Concern

Common Kestrel

Least Concern

Australian Hobby

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

Australian Hobby

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.

Australian Hobby

호주취매는 호주 전역 개방 서식지에 분포하는 빠른 소형 매이다. 비둘기 등의 새를 빠른 속도로 사냥한다. 관심필요종.

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