волнистый попугайчик vs Common Kestrel

Melopsittacus undulatus в сравнении с Falco tinnunculus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика волнистый попугайчик Common Kestrel
Научное название Melopsittacus undulatus Falco tinnunculus
Отряд Psittaciformes Falconiformes
Семейство Psittaculidae Falconidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина 18,0 cm (7.1 in) 34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Размах крыльев 30,0 cm (11.8 in) 74,0 cm (29.1 in)
Масса 30,0 g (1.06 oz) 190,0 g (6.70 oz)
Питание Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in … Primarily voles and mice, also lizards, large insects, and small birds. Hunts by hovering at …
Размер кладки 4-6 1-7
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
волнистый попугайчик 18,0 cm
Common Kestrel 34,0 cm
Размах крыльев
волнистый попугайчик 30,0 cm
Common Kestrel 74,0 cm
Масса
волнистый попугайчик 30,0 g
Common Kestrel 190,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

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волнистый попугайчик

Open grasslands, scrublands, and woodland in the Australian interior. Nomadic, following rainfall and seeding events.

Common Kestrel

Open country including farmland, grasslands, moorland, and urban areas. Common along motorways and in cities across Europe.

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Song & Call Comparison

волнистый попугайчик

Пение

A rising, chattering 'budgerigar' chatter: rapid series of 'chek-chek-chek' and melodic warbling. Enormous wild flocks produce a continuous roaring chorus. Good vocal mimics in captivity.

Common Kestrel

Пение

A shrill, repeated 'kee-kee-kee-kee' or 'kik-ik-ik', especially near nest. Alarm call is a nasal chattering. Generally less vocal than larger falcons. Calls ring clearly in open country.

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Geographic Range & Migration

волнистый попугайчик

Interior of Australia, especially arid and semi-arid regions. One of the most popular pet birds worldwide.

Common Kestrel

Europe, Asia, and Africa. One of the most common and widespread raptors in the Old World.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

волнистый попугайчик

Least Concern

Common Kestrel

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How to Tell Them Apart

волнистый попугайчик

Оперение

Wild-type is green with yellow head and barred black scalloping on upperparts. Captive-bred varieties include blue, white, yellow, and many other colors.

Клюв

Short, downward-curved, olive-grey bill typical of parakeets

Common Kestrel

Оперение

Males have a blue-grey head and tail with a rufous back spotted with black. Females are rufous-brown with heavy barring. Both have a dark moustachial stripe.

Клюв

Short, hooked grey bill with a yellow cere

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About These Birds

волнистый попугайчик

The budgerigar is the third most popular pet in the world after dogs and cats, and by far the most common pet parrot. Wild budgies travel in enormous nomadic flocks that can darken the sky. Males can learn to mimic human speech, with one record-holding budgie having a vocabulary of 1,728 words.

Common Kestrel

The common kestrel is Europe's most abundant falcon, famous for its ability to hover motionless in the wind while scanning for prey. Research has shown kestrels can see ultraviolet light, allowing them to detect vole urine trails that reflect UV. The species has adapted remarkably well to urban environments.

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