Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha vs Papagaio-verdadeiro

Buteo jamaicensis comparado com Amazona aestiva

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha Papagaio-verdadeiro
Nome científico Buteo jamaicensis Amazona aestiva
Ordem Accipitriformes Psittaciformes
Família Accipitridae Psittacidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Near Threatened
Comprimento 53,0 cm (20.9 in) 36,0 cm (14.2 in)
Envergadura 124,0 cm (48.8 in) 55,0 cm (21.7 in)
Peso 1080,0 g (38.10 oz) 400,0 g (14.11 oz)
Dieta Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large … Seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, and flowers. Feeds in tree canopy in noisy flocks. Occasionally raids …
Tamanho da postura 2-4 1-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha 53,0 cm
Papagaio-verdadeiro 36,0 cm
Envergadura
Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha 124,0 cm
Papagaio-verdadeiro 55,0 cm
Peso
Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha 1080,0 g
Papagaio-verdadeiro 400,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha only

Papagaio-verdadeiro only

Nenhum

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha

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

Papagaio-verdadeiro

Tropical and subtropical forests, woodland, savanna, and palm groves in South America.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Papagaio-verdadeiro

Canto

Loud, raucous squawking and screaming calls. Capable of impressive vocal mimicry including human speech. Contact call is a rolling 'arr-arr'. Highly vocal in social groups.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha

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

Papagaio-verdadeiro

Interior of South America including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Búteo-de-cauda-vermelha

Near Threatened

Papagaio-verdadeiro

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Papagaio-verdadeiro

Plumagem

Green body with a turquoise-blue forehead, yellow face, and red and blue wing patches. Red at the bend of the wing visible in flight.

Bico

Strong, hooked, dark grey upper mandible with a paler lower mandible

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About These Birds

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.

Papagaio-verdadeiro

The turquoise-fronted amazon is one of the most popular pet parrots in the world, prized for its ability to mimic human speech and its engaging personality. In the wild, these sociable parrots roost communally in large flocks and fly in pairs to feeding sites at dawn. Habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade threaten wild populations.

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