European Roller vs Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Coracias garrulus 비교 대상 Cicinnurus respublica

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 European Roller Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
학명 Coracias garrulus Cicinnurus respublica
Coraciiformes Passeriformes
Coraciidae Paradisaeidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장 31.0 cm (12.2 in) 16.0 cm (6.3 in)
날개 폭 66.0 cm (26.0 in) 19.0 cm (7.5 in)
체중 130.0 g (4.59 oz) 55.0 g (1.94 oz)
식성 Large insects, especially beetles, grasshoppers, and crickets. Also takes small reptiles, frogs, and scorpions. Hunts … Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
산란 수 3-6 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
European Roller 31.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16.0 cm
날개 폭
European Roller 66.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19.0 cm
체중
European Roller 130.0 g
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

European Roller only

없음

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise only

없음

European Roller

Warm, dry, open country with scattered trees and nest holes. Breeds in tree cavities, earth banks, and nest boxes.

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 Roller

노래

A harsh, grating 'rack-rack' or 'quarrk' in flight. Gives a variety of sharp nasal calls at the nest. Not melodic; primary vocalizations are alarm and contact calls.

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 Roller

Southern and eastern Europe, Central Asia, and North Africa. Winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

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 Roller

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

How to Tell Them Apart

European Roller

깃털

Turquoise-blue head, breast, and tail. Chestnut-brown back. Vivid ultramarine blue and black wing patches visible in flight.

부리

Short, stout, dark hooked bill

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 Roller

파랑새롤러는 비행 중 구르고 굴러다니는 화려한 공중 묘기에서 이름을 얻었다. 수컷은 번식기에 이 공중 묘기로 암컷을 유혹한다. 밝은 파란색과 밤색이 눈에 띈다.

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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