"Condor Heroes" must have been seen by everyone. If you don't read the introduction of the title, will you think that the sculpture inside is a big eagle? Most of the friends who grew up in the city have never seen an eagle. In zoos, they would confuse eagles with eagles. When someone sees an eagle, they think of it as a carving. This is actually quite normal. Because eagles and eagles are very similar in appearance, many people in real life are silly and unclear about the two. Even if you compare the eagle and the eagle together, you can't tell the difference.
In order to enable everyone to accurately distinguish between eagles and eagles in the future, for the representatives of large birds of prey, the following small series will tell you the difference between the two today, and briefly explain the difference between eagles and eagles.
Before that, put a few photos of eagles and eagles. Take half a minute to observe and see if you can spot some differences between an eagle and an eagle.
Pigeon Eagle
White-tailed sea eagle
Golden Eagle
bald eagle
By comparison, do you see anything different?
The leg hairs of eagles and eagles seem to be different, as do the curvature and size of their beaks. Next, I will give you a detailed analysis of the difference between eagle and eagle.
Difference 1:
In general, the leg hairs of members of the eagle subfamily are very dense, covering near the claws, while members of the eagle subfamily have no feathers on their legs, or very little, with less feather coverage from the claws to the legs, and only scales from the crooks of the legs to the claws; However, there are exceptions, the hairy-footed grebe does not belong to either the eagle subfamily or the eagle subfamily, but there is also a pair of hairy feet.
Horn carving
condor
Woolly-footed hawk
Difference 2:
Difference between the size and curvature of the beak. Compared to its own head, the beak of the eagle is small. The beak of the eagle is larger, more curved, and more pointed than that of the eagle.
Golden Eagle
Ape-eating eagle
Difference 3:
The size of eagles and eagles also varies greatly. Eagles are generally between 50 and 100 centimeters in size, while eagles are between 80 and 180 centimeters in size. Eagles are medium-sized birds and eagles are giant birds. The eagle is more than twice the size of an eagle and stands at a height of more than 100 centimeters. Eagle wings can reach twice the size of an eagle's wings. Nature is more powerful than eagles.
Difference 4:
Differences in the size of eagles and eagles affect their predation habits and feeding methods. In general, "eagle" is a general term for some large predatory birds of prey in the eagle family that primarily attack ground and water targets. Compared to a typical eagle, it is large in size and has strong claws. The eagle's predation method is not single, sometimes it will wait on cliffs or tall trees, wait for the prey to appear, and then dive into the water to eat; Sometimes it hovers high in the air in search of prey; They deftly flap their wings and follow their prey to chase; They also appear in pairs or in groups to round up prey. Due to the large size of the eagle, in order to absorb enough energy, the eagle prefers to prey on larger animals. Such as large and medium-sized birds and small and medium-sized mammals, eat birds such as red hemp duck, spotted goose, fish gull, snow chicken, animals include blue sheep cubs, Tibetan antelope, pika, rabbits, weasels, Tibetan foxes, etc., sometimes prey on livestock and poultry, can catch goats, sheep and deer.
Eagles are carnivorous groups that usually forage in canyons. The difference between eagles and common birds is that eagles are birds of prey, while common birds are omnivores. Eagles are ferocious carnivores that feed on small animals such as birds and rats; Some species prefer corpses, such as bald eagles. The wings are well developed, they are good at flying, and they are generally active during the day. It inhabits mountains or plains, such as goshawks, sparrowhawks (harriers) and so on. The eagle is thick in size, with long, wide wings and tail feathers, and slow flaps. It often hovers at high altitudes near mountainous areas. It can prey on large mammals such as hares, small animals such as snakes and young animals, and also eat rodents.
Difference 5:
Eagles and eagles also have different wing shapes and flying postures. We can also distinguish it from the shape of the wings and the flight attitude. When the eagle flies, the wingtips and hindyges are generally curved, the tail feathers are generally longer than the body, and the wings are relatively short and round; The wings of the eagle are generally rectangular, relatively wide when flying, the tail feathers are generally shorter than the body, and the wings are relatively wide. Round a little. Because the wings are relatively short and round, the eagle has better control when flying at high speed, so the eagle's flying skills are also relatively high. They can nimbly walk through the jungle and attack their prey. Not only that, but the eagle's eyes are a little more sensitive than the eagle's. Even at altitudes of several thousand meters, the eagle can still see the small animals running on the ground, and then quickly aim at the dive, tearing the prey with its claws. Take a look at the difference between the wings and the comparison of flight attitudes in the figure below:
goshawk
golden eagle
The above is probably the difference between an eagle and an eagle. I believe that everyone here has basically made a judgment on eagles and eagles.
After introducing the difference between an eagle and an eagle, friends often write private messages saying that they do not know the difference between an eagle and a falcon. Let's see what is the difference between an eagle and a falcon?
First of all, let's look at the classification, the traditional falcons include five families, namely falcons, eagles, American vultures, osprey (è) family, snake vulture family, of which the eagle family has eagle subfamily, eagle subfamily, kuáng subfamily, iris (yuān) subfamily, vulture (wù jiù) subfamily and many subfamilies.
Falcons and eagles are both birds, and falcons are falcons of prey in the falcon family, including kestrels, peregrine falcons, swallow falcons, spear falcons and so on. The eagle is the eagle family, osprey family, snake vulture family, American vulture family in the order of eagles, such as goshawks, golden eagles, common, vultures can be called eagles.
What is the difference between a falcon and an eagle, and how to distinguish it, is actually very simple, as long as you can distinguish it from several aspects at a glance
Difference 1:
Eyes: The iris of the eyes of birds of the Falcon family is mostly black, and the iris and pupil are almost indistinguishable. It looks black, as shown in the picture
Birds of the eagle family have mostly lighter irises, can see the iris and pupil, and have a prominent supraorbital ridge (which can be understood as the brow bone), so it looks fierce, as shown in the figure
Difference 2:
Due to the different hunting styles of falcons and eagles, their wings are also different. Falcons are always lightning fast, suitable for diving and gliding, so the tail end is slender and smooth, suitable for short sprints; Eagles like to look for targets in a circle, and their wings are suitable for circling, so they are wider, and the feathers at the ends are bifurcated, suitable for leaving the air. You can see it intuitively by looking at the following figure.
Difference 3:
There is no pattern on the face of the eagle, but there is a pattern on the face of the falcon. As shown in the following figure:
The face of the falcon has a pattern
There is no pattern on the face of the eagle
Well, friends, that's the difference between an eagle, an eagle, and a falcon. Writing is not easy, if you like the article, please help to give the article a like and support, thank you very much! See you next time!