European Robin vs Keel-billed Toucan

Erithacus rubecula comparé à Ramphastos sulfuratus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut European Robin Keel-billed Toucan
Nom scientifique Erithacus rubecula Ramphastos sulfuratus
Ordre Passeriformes Piciformes
Famille Muscicapidae Ramphastidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur 14,0 cm (5.5 in) 50,0 cm (19.7 in)
Envergure 21,0 cm (8.3 in) 56,0 cm (22.0 in)
Poids 18,0 g (0.63 oz) 400,0 g (14.11 oz)
Régime alimentaire Insects, worms, and berries. Often follows gardeners and large animals to catch invertebrates disturbed from … Primarily fruit, supplemented with insects, lizards, eggs, and nestlings. Uses its long bill to reach …
Taille de la couvée 4-7 1-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
European Robin 14,0 cm
Keel-billed Toucan 50,0 cm
Envergure
European Robin 21,0 cm
Keel-billed Toucan 56,0 cm
Poids
European Robin 18,0 g
Keel-billed Toucan 400,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

European Robin only

Aucun(e)

Keel-billed Toucan only

European Robin

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

Keel-billed Toucan

Tropical and subtropical lowland rainforests and forest edges from sea level to about 1,900 meters.

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Song & Call Comparison

European Robin

Chant

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'.

Keel-billed Toucan

Chant

Produces a repeated frog-like croaking 'prrrek-prrrek' or 'terrio-terrio'. Not melodic; the call resembles a mechanical rattle or frog. Also gives bill-clattering.

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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.

Keel-billed Toucan

Southern Mexico through Central America to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

European Robin

Least Concern

Keel-billed Toucan

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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.

Bec

Thin, pointed dark brown bill

Keel-billed Toucan

Plumage

Black body with a bright yellow throat and chest. Red undertail coverts. The enormous bill is green with orange sides, a blue patch, and a red tip.

Bec

Enormous, lightweight, multicolored bill up to 15 cm long — green, orange, blue, and red

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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.

Keel-billed Toucan

The keel-billed toucan is the national bird of Belize and one of the most recognizable birds in the Neotropics. Its oversized bill, which can be a third of its body length, is actually very light due to its hollow honeycomb structure. Toucans roost communally, with up to six adults squeezing into a single tree cavity.

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