European Robin vs Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha

Erithacus rubecula comparado com Buteo jamaicensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo European Robin Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha
Nome científico Erithacus rubecula Buteo jamaicensis
Ordem Passeriformes Accipitriformes
Família Muscicapidae Accipitridae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 14,0 cm (5.5 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Envergadura 21,0 cm (8.3 in) 124,0 cm (48.8 in)
Peso 18,0 g (0.63 oz) 1080,0 g (38.10 oz)
Dieta Insects, worms, and berries. Often follows gardeners and large animals to catch invertebrates disturbed from … Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large …
Tamanho da postura 4-7 2-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
European Robin 14,0 cm
Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha 53,0 cm
Envergadura
European Robin 21,0 cm
Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha 124,0 cm
Peso
European Robin 18,0 g
Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha 1080,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

European Robin only

Nenhum

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha only

European Robin

Woodlands, hedgerows, parks, and gardens across Europe. Remarkably tame around humans, especially in Britain.

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha

Open country with scattered elevated perches such as trees, poles, and cliffs. Adaptable to farmland, grasslands, roadsides, and suburban areas.

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Song & Call Comparison

European Robin

Canto

Exquisite, melancholic melody of thin whistled phrases, rising and falling softly. Rich, warbling song year-round; both sexes sing. Alarm call is a sharp 'tic-tic-tic'.

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha

Canto

Iconic, raspy descending scream: 'kreeeeee-ar', often used in films for all raptors. Gives short barking 'kak' notes near nest. Juveniles beg with persistent squealing whistles.

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Geographic Range & Migration

European Robin

Europe, western Asia, and parts of North Africa. Northern populations migrate south in winter; western European populations are largely resident.

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha

North America from Alaska to Panama, including the Caribbean. One of the most common raptors in North America.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

European Robin

Least Concern

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Robin

Plumagem

Olive-brown upperparts with a warm orange-red breast and face bordered by grey. White belly and undertail coverts.

Bico

Thin, pointed dark brown bill

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha

Plumagem

Variable plumage from pale to dark morphs. Most adults have rich brown upperparts, a pale breast with a dark belly band, and the characteristic rufous-red tail.

Bico

Dark hooked bill with a yellow cere

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About These Birds

European Robin

The European robin is one of the most beloved birds in Britain, where it is the unofficial national bird. Despite its friendly demeanor toward humans, robins are fiercely territorial against their own kind, singing year-round to defend territory. Their distinctive song is one of the first to be heard at dawn.

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha

The red-tailed hawk is the most widespread and common hawk in North America. Its screaming cry is so iconic that it is often dubbed over bald eagle footage in films and television. These adaptable raptors thrive in human-altered landscapes and are a familiar sight perched along highways.

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