European Goldfinch vs Apapane

Carduelis carduelis เปรียบเทียบกับ Himatione sanguinea

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ European Goldfinch Apapane
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Carduelis carduelis Himatione sanguinea
อันดับ Passeriformes Passeriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Fringillidae Fringillidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 13.0 cm (5.1 in)
กว้างปีก 23.0 cm (9.1 in) 14.3 cm (5.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 16.0 g (0.56 oz) 14.675 g (0.52 oz)
อาหาร Seeds, especially thistle (Carduus) and teasel seeds, extracted with its precise tweezer-like bill. Also takes … --
จำนวนไข่ 4-6 1-4
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Size Comparison

Body Length
European Goldfinch 13.0 cm
Apapane
กว้างปีก
European Goldfinch 23.0 cm
Apapane 14.3 cm
น้ำหนัก
European Goldfinch 16.0 g
Apapane 14.675 g

Habitat Comparison

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European Goldfinch

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

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Apapane

Geographic Range & Migration

European Goldfinch

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

Apapane

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

Least Concern

Apapane

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Apapane

About These Birds

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.

Apapane

The Apapane is a vibrant Hawaiian honeycreeper with deep crimson plumage and white undertail coverts, weighing about 15 grams with a wingspan near 14 cm. It is one of the most abundant native forest birds in Hawaii, feeding primarily on nectar from native ōhia lehua flowers. Its rapid, looping flight and melodious song are characteristic of Hawaiian forests.

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