Kel kartal vs Black-chested Buzzard-eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus ile kıyaslandığında Geranoaetus melanoleucus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Kel kartal Black-chested Buzzard-eagle
Bilimsel Ad Haliaeetus leucocephalus Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Takım Accipitriformes Accipitriformes
Familya Accipitridae Accipitridae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 79,0 cm (31.1 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 203,0 cm (79.9 in) 99,2 cm (39.1 in)
Ağırlık 4300,0 g (151.68 oz) 2457,25 g (86.68 oz)
Beslenme Primarily fish, also waterfowl, small mammals, and carrion. Hunts by swooping down to snatch fish … --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-4 1-3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kel kartal 79,0 cm
Black-chested Buzzard-eagle
Kanat Açıklığı
Kel kartal 203,0 cm
Black-chested Buzzard-eagle 99,2 cm
Ağırlık
Kel kartal 4300,0 g
Black-chested Buzzard-eagle 2457,25 g
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Kel kartal only

Black-chested Buzzard-eagle only

Hiçbiri

Kel kartal

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

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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-chested Buzzard-eagle

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Geographic Range & Migration

Kel kartal

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

Black-chested Buzzard-eagle

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Kel kartal

Least Concern

Black-chested Buzzard-eagle

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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-chested Buzzard-eagle

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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-chested Buzzard-eagle

The Black-chested Buzzard-eagle is a large, powerful hawk of open Andean landscapes and adjacent lowlands in South America, from Colombia south to Tierra del Fuego. It has a distinctive dark grey breast and blackish upperparts contrasting with white underparts barred with grey. It inhabits open and semi-open country including grasslands, shrubby hillsides, and forest edges, feeding on rabbits, rodents, and other medium-sized vertebrates.

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