Barn Swallow vs Keel-billed Toucan

Hirundo rustica เปรียบเทียบกับ Ramphastos sulfuratus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Barn Swallow Keel-billed Toucan
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Hirundo rustica Ramphastos sulfuratus
อันดับ Passeriformes Piciformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Hirundinidae Ramphastidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 19.0 cm (7.5 in) 50.0 cm (19.7 in)
กว้างปีก 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 56.0 cm (22.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 19.0 g (0.67 oz) 400.0 g (14.11 oz)
อาหาร Aerial insects caught in continuous agile flight, including flies, beetles, moths, and aphids. Drinks by … Primarily fruit, supplemented with insects, lizards, eggs, and nestlings. Uses its long bill to reach …
จำนวนไข่ 2-7 1-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Barn Swallow 19.0 cm
Keel-billed Toucan 50.0 cm
กว้างปีก
Barn Swallow 33.0 cm
Keel-billed Toucan 56.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Barn Swallow 19.0 g
Keel-billed Toucan 400.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Barn Swallow only

Keel-billed Toucan only

Barn Swallow

Open farmland, meadows, and areas near water. Nests almost exclusively in human-made structures such as barns, bridges, and eaves.

Keel-billed Toucan

Tropical and subtropical lowland rainforests and forest edges from sea level to about 1,900 meters.

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Song & Call Comparison

Barn Swallow

เสียงร้อง

A rapid, twittering song: a long stream of 'vit-vit-vit' and rolling chirps. Also gives a sharp 'vit' flight call. Song can last many minutes without pause. Musical and liquid.

Keel-billed Toucan

เสียงร้อง

Produces a repeated frog-like croaking 'prrrek-prrrek' or 'terrio-terrio'. Not melodic; the call resembles a mechanical rattle or frog. Also gives bill-clattering.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Barn Swallow

Breeds across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Winters in South America, Africa, and South Asia.

Keel-billed Toucan

Southern Mexico through Central America to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Barn Swallow

Least Concern

Keel-billed Toucan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Barn Swallow

ขนนก

Metallic blue-black upperparts, rufous forehead and throat, and pale buff to rufous underparts. Deeply forked tail with elongated outer streamers.

ปาก

Short, wide, flat black bill adapted for catching insects in flight

Keel-billed Toucan

ขนนก

Black body with a bright yellow throat and chest. Red undertail coverts. The enormous bill is green with orange sides, a blue patch, and a red tip.

ปาก

Enormous, lightweight, multicolored bill up to 15 cm long — green, orange, blue, and red

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About These Birds

Barn Swallow

The barn swallow is the most widespread swallow species in the world and has one of the longest migrations of any passerine. Its arrival signals spring across the Northern Hemisphere, inspiring cultural references from ancient Greece to modern poetry. Barn swallows have become almost entirely dependent on human structures for nesting.

Keel-billed Toucan

The keel-billed toucan is the national bird of Belize and one of the most recognizable birds in the Neotropics. Its oversized bill, which can be a third of its body length, is actually very light due to its hollow honeycomb structure. Toucans roost communally, with up to six adults squeezing into a single tree cavity.

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