Northern Gannet vs Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Morus bassanus ile kıyaslandığında Paradisaea raggiana

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Northern Gannet Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
Bilimsel Ad Morus bassanus Paradisaea raggiana
Takım Suliformes Passeriformes
Familya Sulidae Paradisaeidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 93,0 cm (36.6 in) 34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 180,0 cm (70.9 in) 45,0 cm (17.7 in)
Ağırlık 3000,0 g (105.82 oz) 260,0 g (9.17 oz)
Beslenme Shoaling fish, especially mackerel, herring, and capelin. Plunge-dives from heights of 30 meters at speeds … Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1 1-2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Gannet 93,0 cm
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34,0 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Northern Gannet 180,0 cm
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45,0 cm
Ağırlık
Northern Gannet 3000,0 g
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Northern Gannet only

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

Northern Gannet

Open ocean and coastal waters. Breeds in dense colonies on steep rocky islands and sea stacks.

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Tropical rainforest and forest edge from lowlands to mid-montane elevations in New Guinea.

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Song & Call Comparison

Northern Gannet

Şarkı

Loud, harsh 'urrah-urrah' grunting and croaking at breeding colonies on sea stacks. Also gives a softer 'karrr' in flight. Large colonies are extremely noisy during the breeding season.

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Şarkı

Males emit harsh, buzzy 'kraaak' calls and explosive wailing during display. Females give softer 'waak' contact calls. Display calls are loud and chaotic at leks.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Gannet

North Atlantic, breeding from Newfoundland and Gulf of St. Lawrence to Norway, Iceland, and Britain. Winters at sea south to the tropics.

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Southern and eastern New Guinea. Endemic to Papua New Guinea.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Northern Gannet

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Gannet

Tuy

Brilliant white body with black wingtips and a golden-yellow wash on the head and nape. Blue-grey bill with dark lines and pale blue eye-ring.

Gaga

Long, straight, pointed, pale blue-grey bill with serrated edges

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Tuy

Males have a yellow crown, emerald-green throat, and spectacular cascading orange-red flank plumes. Females are brown with rufous underparts.

Gaga

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

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About These Birds

Northern Gannet

The northern gannet is a spectacular plunge-diver, folding its two-meter wingspan into an arrow shape to hit the water at up to 100 km/h. Air sacs under the skin and a reinforced skull protect it from the impact. Bass Rock in Scotland hosts over 150,000 gannets, the largest single colony of any seabird in the world.

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

The raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea, featured on the national flag and coat of arms. Males gather at traditional display trees to perform elaborate courtship dances, hanging upside down and shaking their spectacular flank plumes. Alfred Russel Wallace first described the species in 1873.

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