นกหงส์หยก vs European Goldfinch

Melopsittacus undulatus เปรียบเทียบกับ Carduelis carduelis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ นกหงส์หยก European Goldfinch
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Melopsittacus undulatus Carduelis carduelis
อันดับ Psittaciformes Passeriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Psittaculidae Fringillidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 18.0 cm (7.1 in) 13.0 cm (5.1 in)
กว้างปีก 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 23.0 cm (9.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 30.0 g (1.06 oz) 16.0 g (0.56 oz)
อาหาร Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in … Seeds, especially thistle (Carduus) and teasel seeds, extracted with its precise tweezer-like bill. Also takes …
จำนวนไข่ 4-6 4-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
นกหงส์หยก 18.0 cm
European Goldfinch 13.0 cm
กว้างปีก
นกหงส์หยก 30.0 cm
European Goldfinch 23.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
นกหงส์หยก 30.0 g
European Goldfinch 16.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

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นกหงส์หยก only

European Goldfinch only

นกหงส์หยก

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

European Goldfinch

Open woodland, orchards, gardens, parks, and weedy fields with seed-bearing plants. Common at garden bird feeders.

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Song & Call Comparison

นกหงส์หยก

เสียงร้อง

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.

European Goldfinch

เสียงร้อง

A liquid, tinkling 'swit-swit-swit' in flight and a melodic twittering song. Flocks produce a bright jingling chorus. Male song is a sweet repetitive warble incorporating the flight call.

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Geographic Range & Migration

นกหงส์หยก

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

European Goldfinch

Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Introduced to Australia, New Zealand, and parts of South America.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

นกหงส์หยก

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

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How to Tell Them Apart

นกหงส์หยก

ขนนก

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

ปาก

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

European Goldfinch

ขนนก

Crimson red face with white cheeks and a black crown. Sandy-brown back with a bright yellow wing bar visible in flight. Black and white tail.

ปาก

Slender, pointed, ivory-pink bill adapted for extracting seeds from thistles

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About These Birds

นกหงส์หยก

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.

European Goldfinch

The European goldfinch is a strikingly beautiful finch whose tinkling song and colorful plumage have made it popular in art and as a caged bird for centuries. It appears frequently in Renaissance paintings as a symbol of the Passion of Christ. Flocks of goldfinches are charmingly called a charm.

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