European Goldfinch vs Gavião-real

Carduelis carduelis comparado com Harpia harpyja

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo European Goldfinch Gavião-real
Nome científico Carduelis carduelis Harpia harpyja
Ordem Passeriformes Accipitriformes
Família Fringillidae Accipitridae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Vulnerable
Comprimento 13,0 cm (5.1 in) 100,0 cm (39.4 in)
Envergadura 23,0 cm (9.1 in) 200,0 cm (78.7 in)
Peso 16,0 g (0.56 oz) 7500,0 g (264.55 oz)
Dieta Seeds, especially thistle (Carduus) and teasel seeds, extracted with its precise tweezer-like bill. Also takes … Arboreal mammals including sloths, monkeys, and opossums, which make up over 70% of the diet. …
Tamanho da postura 4-6 2-3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
European Goldfinch 13,0 cm
Gavião-real 100,0 cm
Envergadura
European Goldfinch 23,0 cm
Gavião-real 200,0 cm
Peso
European Goldfinch 16,0 g
Gavião-real 7500,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

European Goldfinch only

Gavião-real only

Nenhum

European Goldfinch

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

Gavião-real

Tropical lowland rainforests, requiring large tracts of continuous forest with tall emergent trees for nesting.

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Song & Call Comparison

European Goldfinch

Canto

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.

Gavião-real

Canto

Rarely heard; emits mournful whistled screams 'wheee-oo' and low croaking grunts near the nest. Vocalizations poorly documented given its remote Amazonian habitat.

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Geographic Range & Migration

European Goldfinch

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

Gavião-real

Central and South America from southern Mexico through Brazil and northern Argentina. Range is shrinking due to deforestation.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

Vulnerable

Gavião-real

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Goldfinch

Plumagem

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.

Bico

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

Gavião-real

Plumagem

Slate-black upperparts and head with a pale grey breast and white underparts with black barring. A distinctive split grey crest rises when the bird is alarmed.

Bico

Massive dark hooked bill, one of the largest of any eagle

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About These Birds

European Goldfinch

The European goldfinch is a strikingly beautiful finch whose tinkling song and colorful plumage have made it popular in art and as a caged bird for centuries. It appears frequently in Renaissance paintings as a symbol of the Passion of Christ. Flocks of goldfinches are charmingly called a charm.

Gavião-real

The harpy eagle is among the most powerful raptors in the world, with talons as large as a grizzly bear's claws. It is the national bird of Panama. Deforestation poses the greatest threat to this species, as each breeding pair requires a vast territory of undisturbed forest.

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