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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	European Robin	Hooded Wheatear
Scientific Name	Erithacus rubecula	Oenanthe monacha
Order	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Family	Muscicapidae	Muscicapidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	—
Wingspan	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)
Weight	18.0 g (0.63 oz)	21.166666666666668 g (0.75 oz)
Diet	Insects, worms, and berries. Often follows gardeners and large animals to catch invertebrates disturbed from …	--
Clutch Size	4-7	3-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

European Robin 14.0 cm

Hooded Wheatear —

Wingspan

European Robin 21.0 cm

Hooded Wheatear 20.4 cm

Weight

European Robin 18.0 g

Hooded Wheatear 21.166666666666668 g

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

European Robin only

🌲 Forest

Hooded Wheatear only

🏜️ Desert 🌿 Wetland

European Robin

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

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Song & Call Comparison

European Robin

Song

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'.

Hooded Wheatear

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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.

Hooded Wheatear

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

European Robin

Least Concern

Hooded Wheatear

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Robin

Plumage

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

Bill

Thin, pointed dark brown bill

Hooded Wheatear

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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.

Hooded Wheatear

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