Chat-flycatcher vs Rotkehlchen

Agricola infuscatus verglichen mit Erithacus rubecula

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chat-flycatcher Rotkehlchen
Wissenschaftlicher Name Agricola infuscatus Erithacus rubecula
Ordnung Passeriformes Passeriformes
Familie Muscicapidae Muscicapidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 14,0 cm (5.5 in)
Flügelspannweite 21,0 cm (8.3 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Gewicht 33,825 g (1.19 oz) 18,0 g (0.63 oz)
Ernährung -- Insects, worms, and berries. Often follows gardeners and large animals to catch invertebrates disturbed from …
Gelegegröße 2-3 4-7
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Chat-flycatcher
Rotkehlchen 14,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Chat-flycatcher 21,0 cm
Rotkehlchen 21,0 cm
Gewicht
Chat-flycatcher 33,825 g
Rotkehlchen 18,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Chat-flycatcher only

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Rotkehlchen only

Rotkehlchen

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

Song & Call Comparison

Chat-flycatcher

Rotkehlchen

Gesang

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'.

Geographic Range & Migration

Chat-flycatcher

Rotkehlchen

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Chat-flycatcher

Least Concern

Rotkehlchen

How to Tell Them Apart

Chat-flycatcher

Rotkehlchen

Gefieder

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

Schnabel

Thin, pointed dark brown bill

About These Birds

Chat-flycatcher

The Chat-flycatcher, <em>Agricola infuscatus</em>, belongs to the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers, and is found in sub-Saharan Africa. Detailed plumage and behavioral descriptions of this species are limited in the available literature. Specific habitat associations for this species are not detailed in the available data, though it is generally encountered in arid and semi-arid scrublands and open woodlands across southern and eastern Africa. The Chat-flycatcher holds a conservation status of Least Concern. Diet information is not detailed in the …

Rotkehlchen

Das Rotkehlchen zählt zu den beliebtesten Vögeln Großbritanniens, wo es als inoffizieller Nationalvogel gilt. Trotz seines zutraulichen Wesens gegenüber Menschen verteidigt das Rotkehlchen sein Revier gegenüber Artgenossen äußerst aggressiv und singt dafür das ganze Jahr über. Sein unverkennbarer Gesang gehört zu den ersten, die in der Morgendämmerung zu hören sind.

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