Kel kartal vs Roseate Spoonbill

Haliaeetus leucocephalus ile kıyaslandığında Platalea ajaja

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Kel kartal Roseate Spoonbill
Bilimsel Ad Haliaeetus leucocephalus Platalea ajaja
Takım Accipitriformes Pelecaniformes
Familya Accipitridae Threskiornithidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 79,0 cm (31.1 in) 81,0 cm (31.9 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 203,0 cm (79.9 in) 127,0 cm (50.0 in)
Ağırlık 4300,0 g (151.68 oz) 1500,0 g (52.91 oz)
Beslenme Primarily fish, also waterfowl, small mammals, and carrion. Hunts by swooping down to snatch fish … Small fish, crustaceans, aquatic insects, and plant material filtered from shallow water by sweeping the …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kel kartal 79,0 cm
Roseate Spoonbill 81,0 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Kel kartal 203,0 cm
Roseate Spoonbill 127,0 cm
Ağırlık
Kel kartal 4300,0 g
Roseate Spoonbill 1500,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Kel kartal only

Roseate Spoonbill only

Hiçbiri

Kel kartal

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

Roseate Spoonbill

Shallow coastal lagoons, estuaries, mangroves, and freshwater marshes. Nests in colonies in trees and shrubs.

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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.

Roseate Spoonbill

Şarkı

Low, grunting and guttural croaking sounds at nesting colonies. Generally quiet. Alarm calls are softer croaks. Vocalizations lack melodic quality; purely functional colony sounds.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Kel kartal

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

Roseate Spoonbill

Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America to Argentina.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Kel kartal

Least Concern

Roseate Spoonbill

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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

Roseate Spoonbill

Tuy

Vivid pink body plumage with darker carmine on the wings. Bare greenish-grey head. White neck and back. Intensity of pink depends on diet.

Gaga

Long, flat, spatulate greyish bill used for sweeping through shallow water

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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.

Roseate Spoonbill

The roseate spoonbill is the only spoonbill species in the Americas and one of the most striking wading birds in the Western Hemisphere. Like flamingos, their pink color comes from carotenoid pigments in their crustacean prey. Nearly hunted to extinction for their plumes in the 19th century, they have recovered substantially.

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