Common Blackbird vs Red-tailed Hawk

Turdus merula so với Buteo jamaicensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Common Blackbird Red-tailed Hawk
Tên Khoa Học Turdus merula Buteo jamaicensis
Bộ Passeriformes Accipitriformes
Họ Turdidae Accipitridae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 36,0 cm (14.2 in) 124,0 cm (48.8 in)
Khối Lượng 100,0 g (3.53 oz) 1080,0 g (38.10 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Earthworms, insects, berries, and fruit. Forages on the ground, turning over leaf litter. Famously pulls … Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large …
Số Trứng 3-5 2-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Blackbird 25,0 cm
Red-tailed Hawk 53,0 cm
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Common Blackbird 36,0 cm
Red-tailed Hawk 124,0 cm
Khối Lượng
Common Blackbird 100,0 g
Red-tailed Hawk 1080,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Common Blackbird only

Không

Red-tailed Hawk only

Common Blackbird

Woodland, hedgerows, gardens, and parks. One of the most common garden birds across Europe.

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

Common Blackbird

Tiếng Hót

Arguably Britain's finest songster: rich, flute-like phrases with deep, mellow quality. Sings persistently at dusk. Alarm is a sharp 'chook-chook'. Song includes liquid 'pew' notes.

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

Common Blackbird

Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand. Northern populations are migratory.

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

Least Concern

Common Blackbird

Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Blackbird

Bộ Lông

Males are jet black with a bright yellow-orange bill and eye-ring. Females are dark brown with mottled underparts and a dull yellowish bill.

Mỏ

Bright yellow-orange bill in males, dull brownish in females

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

Common Blackbird

The common blackbird is one of Europe's most familiar and best-loved songbirds, celebrated for its rich, fluting song delivered from rooftop and treetop perches at dawn and dusk. Originally a shy woodland bird, it has colonized urban environments over the past two centuries and become one of the most successful urban adapters.

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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