Raggiana Bird-of-paradise vs Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha

Paradisaea raggiana comparado com Buteo jamaicensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha
Nome científico Paradisaea raggiana Buteo jamaicensis
Ordem Passeriformes Accipitriformes
Família Paradisaeidae Accipitridae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 34,0 cm (13.4 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Envergadura 45,0 cm (17.7 in) 124,0 cm (48.8 in)
Peso 260,0 g (9.17 oz) 1080,0 g (38.10 oz)
Dieta Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females. Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large …
Tamanho da postura 1-2 2-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34,0 cm
Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha 53,0 cm
Envergadura
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45,0 cm
Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha 124,0 cm
Peso
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260,0 g
Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha 1080,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

Nenhum

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha only

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Tropical rainforest and forest edge from lowlands to mid-montane elevations in New Guinea.

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

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Canto

Males emit harsh, buzzy 'kraaak' calls and explosive wailing during display. Females give softer 'waak' contact calls. Display calls are loud and chaotic at leks.

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

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Southern and eastern New Guinea. Endemic to Papua New Guinea.

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

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Least Concern

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha

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How to Tell Them Apart

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Plumagem

Males have a yellow crown, emerald-green throat, and spectacular cascading orange-red flank plumes. Females are brown with rufous underparts.

Bico

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey 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

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

The raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea, featured on the national flag and coat of arms. Males gather at traditional display trees to perform elaborate courtship dances, hanging upside down and shaking their spectacular flank plumes. Alfred Russel Wallace first described the species in 1873.

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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