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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Little Forktail	Rotkehlchen
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Enicurus scouleri	Erithacus rubecula
Ordnung	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Familie	Muscicapidae	Muscicapidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	14,0 cm (5.5 in)
Flügelspannweite	14,5 cm (5.7 in)	21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Gewicht	15,450000000000001 g (0.54 oz)	18,0 g (0.63 oz)
Ernährung	--	Insects, worms, and berries. Often follows gardeners and large animals to catch invertebrates disturbed from …
Gelegegröße	2-4	4-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Little Forktail —

Rotkehlchen 14,0 cm

Flügelspannweite

Little Forktail 14,5 cm

Rotkehlchen 21,0 cm

Gewicht

Little Forktail 15,450000000000001 g

Rotkehlchen 18,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Little Forktail only

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Rotkehlchen only

🌲 Wald

Rotkehlchen

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Little Forktail

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'.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Little Forktail

Rotkehlchen

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Little Forktail

Least Concern

Rotkehlchen

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How to Tell Them Apart

Little Forktail

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

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About These Birds

Little Forktail

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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