European Robin vs Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Erithacus rubecula مقارنةً بـ Cicinnurus respublica

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة European Robin Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
الاسم العلمي Erithacus rubecula Cicinnurus respublica
الرتبة Passeriformes Passeriformes
الفصيلة Muscicapidae Paradisaeidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول 14,0 cm (5.5 in) 16,0 cm (6.3 in)
طول الجناح 21,0 cm (8.3 in) 19,0 cm (7.5 in)
الوزن 18,0 g (0.63 oz) 55,0 g (1.94 oz)
النظام الغذائي Insects, worms, and berries. Often follows gardeners and large animals to catch invertebrates disturbed from … Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
عدد البيض في الوضع 4-7 --
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
European Robin 14,0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16,0 cm
طول الجناح
European Robin 21,0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19,0 cm
الوزن
European Robin 18,0 g
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

European Robin only

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Wilson's Bird-of-paradise only

بلا

European Robin

Woodlands, hedgerows, parks, and gardens across Europe. Remarkably tame around humans, especially in Britain.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Lowland and hill forests on the small islands of Waigeo and Batanta in the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia.

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Song & Call Comparison

European Robin

الغناء

Exquisite, melancholic melody of thin whistled phrases, rising and falling softly. Rich, warbling song year-round; both sexes sing. Alarm call is a sharp 'tic-tic-tic'.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

الغناء

Male gives a harsh, nasal 'waah' or 'eeah' from display perch. Song is poorly documented in wild. Also produces mechanical rattling wing sounds during display flights.

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Geographic Range & Migration

European Robin

Europe, western Asia, and parts of North Africa. Northern populations migrate south in winter; western European populations are largely resident.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Endemic to the islands of Waigeo and Batanta off the northwestern tip of New Guinea, Indonesia.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

European Robin

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Robin

الريش

Olive-brown upperparts with a warm orange-red breast and face bordered by grey. White belly and undertail coverts.

المنقار

Thin, pointed dark brown bill

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

الريش

Males have a brilliant red back, yellow nape, turquoise blue bare crown, and green breast shield. Violet-blue curled tail wires. Females are brownish with bare blue crown.

المنقار

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

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About These Birds

European Robin

The European robin is one of the most beloved birds in Britain, where it is the unofficial national bird. Despite its friendly demeanor toward humans, robins are fiercely territorial against their own kind, singing year-round to defend territory. Their distinctive song is one of the first to be heard at dawn.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's bird-of-paradise is one of the most extraordinarily colored birds on Earth. Males meticulously clear a patch of forest floor as a display court, removing every leaf and twig. The species was virtually unknown to science until the late 20th century due to its restricted island range.

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