Kel kartal vs Black Swan

Haliaeetus leucocephalus ile kıyaslandığında Cygnus atratus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Kel kartal Black Swan
Bilimsel Ad Haliaeetus leucocephalus Cygnus atratus
Takım Accipitriformes Anseriformes
Familya Accipitridae Anatidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 79,0 cm (31.1 in) 130,0 cm (51.2 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 203,0 cm (79.9 in) 190,0 cm (74.8 in)
Ağırlık 4300,0 g (151.68 oz) 6200,0 g (218.70 oz)
Beslenme Primarily fish, also waterfowl, small mammals, and carrion. Hunts by swooping down to snatch fish … Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-4 4-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kel kartal 79,0 cm
Black Swan 130,0 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Kel kartal 203,0 cm
Black Swan 190,0 cm
Ağırlık
Kel kartal 4300,0 g
Black Swan 6200,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Kel kartal only

Black Swan only

Hiçbiri

Kel kartal

Large bodies of open water including coasts, rivers, and lakes with abundant fish and old-growth trees for nesting.

Black Swan

Lakes, rivers, swamps, and coastal waters across Australia. Also found in ornamental lakes in parks.

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Song & Call Comparison

Kel kartal

Şarkı

High-pitched, chattering whistle: a rapid 'kleek-kik-ik-ik-ik'. Surprisingly weak and thin for such a large raptor. Also gives a lower 'kwit-kwit' call near the nest.

Black Swan

Şarkı

Gives a musical bugling 'boo-boo-boo' in flight and softer honking on water. Less vocal than Mute Swan; produces a baying call when alarmed. Wings whistle softly in flight.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Kel kartal

North America from Alaska and Canada through the contiguous United States to northern Mexico.

Black Swan

Australia, primarily in the southeast and southwest. Introduced populations in New Zealand, Japan, and western Europe.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Kel kartal

Least Concern

Black Swan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Kel kartal

Tuy

Adults have a dark brown body with a striking white head and tail. Juveniles are mottled brown and white, reaching full adult plumage at age five.

Gaga

Large, hooked, bright yellow bill

Black Swan

Tuy

Almost entirely black with white flight feathers visible in flight. Red bill with a white band near the tip. Dark red to reddish-brown iris.

Gaga

Bright red bill with a pale tip and prominent white band

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About These Birds

Kel kartal

The bald eagle is the national bird and symbol of the United States. Once endangered due to DDT pesticide use, it made a remarkable recovery and was removed from the endangered species list in 2007. These powerful raptors build the largest tree nests of any bird, some weighing over two tons.

Black Swan

The black swan was once considered impossible by Europeans who believed all swans were white, making it a famous philosophical example of inductive reasoning failure. It is the state emblem of Western Australia. Black swans form lifelong pair bonds and both parents share in incubation and care of cygnets.

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