นกเลขานุการ vs Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Sagittarius serpentarius เปรียบเทียบกับ Cicinnurus respublica

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ นกเลขานุการ Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Sagittarius serpentarius Cicinnurus respublica
อันดับ Accipitriformes Passeriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Sagittariidae Paradisaeidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Endangered Near Threatened
ความยาว 130.0 cm (51.2 in) 16.0 cm (6.3 in)
กว้างปีก 210.0 cm (82.7 in) 19.0 cm (7.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 3700.0 g (130.51 oz) 55.0 g (1.94 oz)
อาหาร Snakes, lizards, small mammals, and large insects. Hunts on foot, stomping prey to death with … Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
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Size Comparison

Body Length
นกเลขานุการ 130.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16.0 cm
กว้างปีก
นกเลขานุการ 210.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
นกเลขานุการ 3700.0 g
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55.0 g

Habitat Comparison

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นกเลขานุการ

Open grasslands, savannas, and light woodland across sub-Saharan Africa. Avoids dense forests and very arid regions.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Lowland and hill forests on the small islands of Waigeo and Batanta in the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia.

Song & Call Comparison

นกเลขานุการ

เสียงร้อง

A surprisingly deep, resonant croaking 'kowrr-kowrr' often heard at dawn on African savannas. Also gives pig-like grunting sounds. Mostly silent compared to true songbirds.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

เสียงร้อง

Male gives a harsh, nasal 'waah' or 'eeah' from display perch. Song is poorly documented in wild. Also produces mechanical rattling wing sounds during display flights.

Geographic Range & Migration

นกเลขานุการ

Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and Somalia south to South Africa. Resident throughout its range.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Endemic to the islands of Waigeo and Batanta off the northwestern tip of New Guinea, Indonesia.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Endangered

นกเลขานุการ

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

How to Tell Them Apart

นกเลขานุการ

ขนนก

Grey body plumage with black flight feathers and thigh feathers. Distinctive long black crest feathers trail from the back of the head. Orange-red bare facial skin.

ปาก

Short, strong, hooked greyish bill with a yellowish cere

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

ขนนก

Males have a brilliant red back, yellow nape, turquoise blue bare crown, and green breast shield. Violet-blue curled tail wires. Females are brownish with bare blue crown.

ปาก

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

About These Birds

นกเลขานุการ

The secretary bird is the only raptor that hunts primarily on foot, striding through grasslands on crane-like legs up to 1.2 meters tall. Its name may derive from the crest feathers resembling quill pens tucked behind a secretary's ear. The species is classified as Endangered due to habitat loss and decline across much of its range.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's bird-of-paradise is one of the most extraordinarily colored birds on Earth. Males meticulously clear a patch of forest floor as a display court, removing every leaf and twig. The species was virtually unknown to science until the late 20th century due to its restricted island range.

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