Gavião-azul vs tartaranhão-preto

Buteogallus schistaceus comparado com Circus maurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Gavião-azul tartaranhão-preto
Nome científico Buteogallus schistaceus Circus maurus
Ordem Accipitriformes Accipitriformes
Família Accipitridae Accipitridae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Endangered
Comprimento
Envergadura 54,4 cm (21.4 in) 70,5 cm (27.8 in)
Peso 455,0 g (16.05 oz) 497,3333333333333 g (17.54 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 2-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Gavião-azul only

tartaranhão-preto only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Gavião-azul

Endangered

tartaranhão-preto

About These Birds

tartaranhão-preto

The Black Harrier is an endangered, medium-sized raptor endemic to southern Africa with almost entirely black plumage, bold white barring on the tail, and characteristic pale eyes. It inhabits lowland fynbos, Renosterveld, and wetland edges primarily in the Western and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa. It hunts by quartering low over open terrain, capturing small mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects.

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