European Bee-eater vs Hoopoe

Merops apiaster 비교 대상 Upupa epops

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 European Bee-eater Hoopoe
학명 Merops apiaster Upupa epops
Coraciiformes Bucerotiformes
Meropidae Upupidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 28.0 cm (11.0 in) 28.0 cm (11.0 in)
날개 폭 38.0 cm (15.0 in) 46.0 cm (18.1 in)
체중 56.0 g (1.98 oz) 62.0 g (2.19 oz)
식성 Primarily bees, wasps, and hornets caught in flight. Removes stingers by beating prey against a … Insects and larvae probed from the ground, especially beetle grubs, crickets, and caterpillars. Occasionally takes …
산란 수 4-10 2-12
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
European Bee-eater 28.0 cm
Hoopoe 28.0 cm
날개 폭
European Bee-eater 38.0 cm
Hoopoe 46.0 cm
체중
European Bee-eater 56.0 g
Hoopoe 62.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

European Bee-eater only

Hoopoe only

European Bee-eater

Open country with scattered trees, sandy banks, and river cliffs for nesting. Breeds in colonies in tunnels dug into earth banks.

Hoopoe

Open woodland, orchards, vineyards, parkland, and grassland with bare or sparsely vegetated ground for foraging.

Song & Call Comparison

European Bee-eater

노래

A liquid, melodic 'pruik-pruik' or rolling 'prruup-pruup' in flight. Flocks give a distinctive far-carrying bubbling call audible before birds are seen. Considered a pleasant sound.

Hoopoe

노래

The eponymous call: a soft, far-carrying 'oop-oop-oop', repeated in triplets or quadruplets. Given from a hidden perch; mellow and flute-like. Contact call is a thin 'cherrr'.

Geographic Range & Migration

European Bee-eater

Southern Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Winters in tropical Africa. A long-distance migrant.

Hoopoe

Europe, Asia, and Africa. Northern populations are migratory. A widespread species across the Old World.

보전 상태

Least Concern

European Bee-eater

Least Concern

Hoopoe

How to Tell Them Apart

European Bee-eater

깃털

Richly colored with a chestnut-brown crown and back, golden-yellow scapulars, turquoise-blue underparts, and a black eye stripe. Central tail feathers are elongated.

부리

Long, slender, slightly decurved black bill

Hoopoe

깃털

Pinkish-brown body with dramatically barred black and white wings and tail. Long, erectile, fan-shaped crest tipped with black. Undulating butterfly-like flight.

부리

Long, thin, slightly decurved bill for probing soil

About These Birds

European Bee-eater

유럽꿀벌먹이새는 유럽에서 가장 화려한 새 중 하나로 밝은 노란색, 파란색, 녹색, 밤색을 과시한다. 벌을 잡아 독침을 제거한 후 먹는 특기가 있으며 집단으로 굴을 파고 번식한다.

Hoopoe

오디새(후투티)는 얼룩말 무늬 날개와 분홍계피색 깃털, 검은 끝 화려한 볏을 지닌 구대륙에서 가장 독특한 새 중 하나다. 유럽·아프리카·아시아에 넓게 분포한다.

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