นกหงส์หยก vs Resplendent Quetzal

Melopsittacus undulatus เปรียบเทียบกับ Pharomachrus mocinno

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ นกหงส์หยก Resplendent Quetzal
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Melopsittacus undulatus Pharomachrus mocinno
อันดับ Psittaciformes Trogoniformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Psittaculidae Trogonidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Near Threatened
ความยาว 18.0 cm (7.1 in) 36.0 cm (14.2 in)
กว้างปีก 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 50.0 cm (19.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 30.0 g (1.06 oz) 210.0 g (7.41 oz)
อาหาร Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in … Primarily wild avocados and other laurel family fruits, supplemented with insects, lizards, and frogs. A …
จำนวนไข่ 4-6 1-2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
นกหงส์หยก 18.0 cm
Resplendent Quetzal 36.0 cm
กว้างปีก
นกหงส์หยก 30.0 cm
Resplendent Quetzal 50.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
นกหงส์หยก 30.0 g
Resplendent Quetzal 210.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

นกหงส์หยก only

Resplendent Quetzal only

นกหงส์หยก

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

Resplendent Quetzal

Montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,200 and 3,000 meters. Requires old-growth forest with dead trees for nesting cavities.

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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.

Resplendent Quetzal

เสียงร้อง

Melodious, repetitive cooing: a series of 'kowee-kowee-kowee' or 'woh-woh-woh-woh' phrases. Male sings from high exposed perches in cloud forest canopy. Evocative highland 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.

Resplendent Quetzal

Southern Mexico through Central America to western Panama. Resident in mountain cloud forests.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

นกหงส์หยก

Near Threatened

Resplendent Quetzal

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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

Resplendent Quetzal

ขนนก

Males have iridescent emerald-green upperparts, a crimson-red breast, and extraordinarily long green tail coverts streaming up to 65 cm beyond the tail. Females are duller with grey breasts.

ปาก

Short, broad, bright yellow bill partially hidden by green feathers

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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.

Resplendent Quetzal

The resplendent quetzal was considered divine by the Maya and Aztec civilizations, associated with the feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl. Its iridescent green plumage and long tail streamers make it one of the most beautiful birds in the world. Guatemala's currency is named after this bird.

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