Tartaranhão-caçador vs Black Honey-buzzard

Circus pygargus comparado com Henicopernis infuscatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Tartaranhão-caçador Black Honey-buzzard
Nome científico Circus pygargus Henicopernis infuscatus
Ordem Accipitriformes Accipitriformes
Família Accipitridae Accipitridae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Vulnerable
Comprimento
Envergadura 72,5 cm (28.5 in) 67,4 cm (26.5 in)
Peso 307,75 g (10.86 oz) 650,5 g (22.95 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Tartaranhão-caçador only

Black Honey-buzzard only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Tartaranhão-caçador

Vulnerable

Black Honey-buzzard

About These Birds

Black Honey-buzzard

The Black Honey-buzzard is a vulnerable, medium-large raptor with dark brown to blackish plumage and a relatively long tail adapted for soaring over forest. It is endemic to New Britain Island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea, inhabiting primary lowland and montane rainforest. Like other honey-buzzards, it specializes in raiding the nests of bees and wasps, feeding on larvae, pupae, and honeycomb.

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