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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Rotkehlchen	Rusty-breasted Wheatear
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Erithacus rubecula	Oenanthe frenata
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)	19,2 cm (7.6 in)
Gewicht	18,0 g (0.63 oz)	36,0 g (1.27 oz)
Ernährung	Insects, worms, and berries. Often follows gardeners and large animals to catch invertebrates disturbed from …	--
Gelegegröße	4-7	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Rotkehlchen 14,0 cm

Rusty-breasted Wheatear —

Flügelspannweite

Rotkehlchen 21,0 cm

Rusty-breasted Wheatear 19,2 cm

Gewicht

Rotkehlchen 18,0 g

Rusty-breasted Wheatear 36,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Rotkehlchen only

🌲 Wald

Rusty-breasted Wheatear only

🌾 Grasland

Rotkehlchen

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

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Song & Call Comparison

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'.

Rusty-breasted Wheatear

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rotkehlchen

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

Rusty-breasted Wheatear

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Rotkehlchen

Least Concern

Rusty-breasted Wheatear

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Rusty-breasted Wheatear

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About These Birds

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.

Rusty-breasted Wheatear

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