Common Kestrel vs Mauritius Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus 비교 대상 Falco punctatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Common Kestrel Mauritius Kestrel
학명 Falco tinnunculus Falco punctatus
Falconiformes Falconiformes
Falconidae Falconidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Endangered
체장 34.0 cm (13.4 in)
날개 폭 74.0 cm (29.1 in) 35.9 cm (14.1 in)
체중 190.0 g (6.70 oz) 173.25 g (6.11 oz)
식성 Primarily voles and mice, also lizards, large insects, and small birds. Hunts by hovering at … --
산란 수 1-7 2-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Kestrel 34.0 cm
Mauritius Kestrel
날개 폭
Common Kestrel 74.0 cm
Mauritius Kestrel 35.9 cm
체중
Common Kestrel 190.0 g
Mauritius Kestrel 173.25 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Common Kestrel only

Mauritius Kestrel 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.

Mauritius Kestrel

Geographic Range & Migration

Common Kestrel

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

Mauritius Kestrel

보전 상태

Least Concern

Common Kestrel

Endangered

Mauritius Kestrel

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

Mauritius Kestrel

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.

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