Emu vs Secretário
Dromaius novaehollandiae comparado com Sagittarius serpentarius
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Emu | Secretário |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Dromaius novaehollandiae | Sagittarius serpentarius |
| Ordem | Casuariiformes | Accipitriformes |
| Família | Dromaiidae | Sagittariidae |
| Estado de conservação | Least Concern | Endangered |
| Comprimento | 175,0 cm (68.9 in) | 130,0 cm (51.2 in) |
| Envergadura | 20,0 cm (7.9 in) | 210,0 cm (82.7 in) |
| Peso | 45000,0 g (1587.33 oz) | 3700,0 g (130.51 oz) |
| Dieta | Plants, seeds, fruits, flowers, and insects. Swallows large stones and charcoal to grind food in … | Snakes, lizards, small mammals, and large insects. Hunts on foot, stomping prey to death with … |
| Tamanho da postura | 5-24 | 1-4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Emu
Open grasslands, savanna woodlands, scrublands, and semi-arid plains across Australia. Avoids dense forest and true desert.
Secretário
Open grasslands, savannas, and light woodland across sub-Saharan Africa. Avoids dense forests and very arid regions.
Song & Call Comparison
Emu
Deep, resonant booming grunt 'e-moo', often repeated 3 times. Females give a deep drumming call produced by an inflatable throat pouch. Generally low-pitched and far-carrying.
Secretário
A surprisingly deep, resonant croaking 'kowrr-kowrr' often heard at dawn on African savannas. Also gives pig-like grunting sounds. Mostly silent compared to true songbirds.
Geographic Range & Migration
Emu
Throughout mainland Australia. Absent from Tasmania, where the Tasmanian emu was driven to extinction by 1850.
Secretário
Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and Somalia south to South Africa. Resident throughout its range.
Estado de conservação
Emu
Secretário
How to Tell Them Apart
Emu
Shaggy grey-brown plumage with double-shafted feathers giving a loose, hair-like appearance. Bare blue skin on the face and neck.
Broad, flat, dark grey bill
Secretário
Grey body plumage with black flight feathers and thigh feathers. Distinctive long black crest feathers trail from the back of the head. Orange-red bare facial skin.
Short, strong, hooked greyish bill with a yellowish cere
About These Birds
Emu
The emu is the second-tallest living bird and the largest bird native to Australia. It is the only bird with calf muscles, enabling powerful running at up to 50 km/h. In the famous Emu War of 1932, the Australian military was deployed against crop-raiding emus — and the emus arguably won.
Secretário
The secretary bird is the only raptor that hunts primarily on foot, striding through grasslands on crane-like legs up to 1.2 meters tall. Its name may derive from the crest feathers resembling quill pens tucked behind a secretary's ear. The species is classified as Endangered due to habitat loss and decline across much of its range.