Slaty-backed Goshawk vs Red-tailed Hawk

Accipiter luteoschistaceus so với Buteo jamaicensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Slaty-backed Goshawk Red-tailed Hawk
Tên Khoa Học Accipiter luteoschistaceus Buteo jamaicensis
Bộ Accipitriformes Accipitriformes
Họ Accipitridae Accipitridae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Vulnerable Least Concern
Chiều Dài 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 37,6 cm (14.8 in) 124,0 cm (48.8 in)
Khối Lượng 213,5 g (7.53 oz) 1080,0 g (38.10 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large …
Số Trứng -- 2-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Slaty-backed Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk 53,0 cm
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Slaty-backed Goshawk 37,6 cm
Red-tailed Hawk 124,0 cm
Khối Lượng
Slaty-backed Goshawk 213,5 g
Red-tailed Hawk 1080,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Slaty-backed Goshawk only

Không

Red-tailed Hawk only

Red-tailed Hawk

Open country with scattered elevated perches such as trees, poles, and cliffs. Adaptable to farmland, grasslands, roadsides, and suburban areas.

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Song & Call Comparison

Slaty-backed Goshawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Tiếng Hót

Iconic, raspy descending scream: 'kreeeeee-ar', often used in films for all raptors. Gives short barking 'kak' notes near nest. Juveniles beg with persistent squealing whistles.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Slaty-backed Goshawk

Red-tailed Hawk

North America from Alaska to Panama, including the Caribbean. One of the most common raptors in North America.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Vulnerable

Slaty-backed Goshawk

Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Slaty-backed Goshawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Bộ Lông

Variable plumage from pale to dark morphs. Most adults have rich brown upperparts, a pale breast with a dark belly band, and the characteristic rufous-red tail.

Mỏ

Dark hooked bill with a yellow cere

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About These Birds

Slaty-backed Goshawk

The Slaty-backed Goshawk (<em>Accipiter luteoschistaceus</em>) is a forest raptor in the family Accipitridae, the hawks, eagles, and kites. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea, primarily recorded from New Britain and New Ireland, where it inhabits tropical forest environments. This species is assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, reflecting its restricted range and susceptibility to habitat loss from logging and forest clearance across the Bismarck islands. Detailed plumage and behavioral descriptions of this species are limited …

Red-tailed Hawk

The red-tailed hawk is the most widespread and common hawk in North America. Its screaming cry is so iconic that it is often dubbed over bald eagle footage in films and television. These adaptable raptors thrive in human-altered landscapes and are a familiar sight perched along highways.

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