European Goldfinch vs Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Carduelis carduelis 비교 대상 Cicinnurus respublica

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 European Goldfinch Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
학명 Carduelis carduelis Cicinnurus respublica
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Fringillidae Paradisaeidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장 13.0 cm (5.1 in) 16.0 cm (6.3 in)
날개 폭 23.0 cm (9.1 in) 19.0 cm (7.5 in)
체중 16.0 g (0.56 oz) 55.0 g (1.94 oz)
식성 Seeds, especially thistle (Carduus) and teasel seeds, extracted with its precise tweezer-like bill. Also takes … Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
산란 수 4-6 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
European Goldfinch 13.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16.0 cm
날개 폭
European Goldfinch 23.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19.0 cm
체중
European Goldfinch 16.0 g
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

European Goldfinch only

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise only

없음

European Goldfinch

Open woodland, orchards, gardens, parks, and weedy fields with seed-bearing plants. Common at garden bird feeders.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Lowland and hill forests on the small islands of Waigeo and Batanta in the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia.

Song & Call Comparison

European Goldfinch

노래

A liquid, tinkling 'swit-swit-swit' in flight and a melodic twittering song. Flocks produce a bright jingling chorus. Male song is a sweet repetitive warble incorporating the flight call.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

노래

Male gives a harsh, nasal 'waah' or 'eeah' from display perch. Song is poorly documented in wild. Also produces mechanical rattling wing sounds during display flights.

Geographic Range & Migration

European Goldfinch

Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Introduced to Australia, New Zealand, and parts of South America.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Endemic to the islands of Waigeo and Batanta off the northwestern tip of New Guinea, Indonesia.

보전 상태

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

How to Tell Them Apart

European Goldfinch

깃털

Crimson red face with white cheeks and a black crown. Sandy-brown back with a bright yellow wing bar visible in flight. Black and white tail.

부리

Slender, pointed, ivory-pink bill adapted for extracting seeds from thistles

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

깃털

Males have a brilliant red back, yellow nape, turquoise blue bare crown, and green breast shield. Violet-blue curled tail wires. Females are brownish with bare blue crown.

부리

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

About These Birds

European Goldfinch

방울새는 빨간 얼굴, 노란 날개 띠, 딸랑거리는 노랫소리로 사랑받는 화려한 핀치이다. 엉겅퀴와 같은 식물의 씨앗을 빼내는 뾰족한 부리로 유명하다.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's bird-of-paradise is one of the most extraordinarily colored birds on Earth. Males meticulously clear a patch of forest floor as a display court, removing every leaf and twig. The species was virtually unknown to science until the late 20th century due to its restricted island range.

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