European Honey-buzzard vs Red-tailed Hawk

Pernis apivorus เปรียบเทียบกับ Buteo jamaicensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ European Honey-buzzard Red-tailed Hawk
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Pernis apivorus Buteo jamaicensis
อันดับ Accipitriformes Accipitriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Accipitridae Accipitridae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
กว้างปีก 81.5 cm (32.1 in) 124.0 cm (48.8 in)
น้ำหนัก 698.25 g (24.63 oz) 1080.0 g (38.10 oz)
อาหาร -- Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large …
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Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
European Honey-buzzard
Red-tailed Hawk 53.0 cm
กว้างปีก
European Honey-buzzard 81.5 cm
Red-tailed Hawk 124.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
European Honey-buzzard 698.25 g
Red-tailed Hawk 1080.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

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European Honey-buzzard only

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Red-tailed Hawk only

Red-tailed Hawk

Open country with scattered elevated perches such as trees, poles, and cliffs. Adaptable to farmland, grasslands, roadsides, and suburban areas.

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Song & Call Comparison

European Honey-buzzard

Red-tailed Hawk

เสียงร้อง

Iconic, raspy descending scream: 'kreeeeee-ar', often used in films for all raptors. Gives short barking 'kak' notes near nest. Juveniles beg with persistent squealing whistles.

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Geographic Range & Migration

European Honey-buzzard

Red-tailed Hawk

North America from Alaska to Panama, including the Caribbean. One of the most common raptors in North America.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

European Honey-buzzard

Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Honey-buzzard

Red-tailed Hawk

ขนนก

Variable plumage from pale to dark morphs. Most adults have rich brown upperparts, a pale breast with a dark belly band, and the characteristic rufous-red tail.

ปาก

Dark hooked bill with a yellow cere

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About These Birds

Red-tailed Hawk

The red-tailed hawk is the most widespread and common hawk in North America. Its screaming cry is so iconic that it is often dubbed over bald eagle footage in films and television. These adaptable raptors thrive in human-altered landscapes and are a familiar sight perched along highways.

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