นกหงส์หยก vs Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Melopsittacus undulatus เปรียบเทียบกับ Paradisaea raggiana

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ นกหงส์หยก Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Melopsittacus undulatus Paradisaea raggiana
อันดับ Psittaciformes Passeriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Psittaculidae Paradisaeidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 18.0 cm (7.1 in) 34.0 cm (13.4 in)
กว้างปีก 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 45.0 cm (17.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 30.0 g (1.06 oz) 260.0 g (9.17 oz)
อาหาร Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in … Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females.
จำนวนไข่ 4-6 1-2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
นกหงส์หยก 18.0 cm
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34.0 cm
กว้างปีก
นกหงส์หยก 30.0 cm
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
นกหงส์หยก 30.0 g
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

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นกหงส์หยก

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

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

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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.

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

เสียงร้อง

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.

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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.

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

นกหงส์หยก

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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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

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

ขนนก

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

ปาก

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

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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.

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.

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