American Robin vs European Goldfinch

Turdus migratorius से तुलना Carduelis carduelis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता American Robin European Goldfinch
वैज्ञानिक नाम Turdus migratorius Carduelis carduelis
गण Passeriformes Passeriformes
कुल Turdidae Fringillidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 13.0 cm (5.1 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 36.0 cm (14.2 in) 23.0 cm (9.1 in)
वजन 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 16.0 g (0.56 oz)
आहार Earthworms, insects, and fruit. Famously hunts earthworms on lawns by running, stopping, and tilting its … Seeds, especially thistle (Carduus) and teasel seeds, extracted with its precise tweezer-like bill. Also takes …
अंडों की संख्या 2-4 4-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
American Robin 25.0 cm
European Goldfinch 13.0 cm
पंखों का फैलाव
American Robin 36.0 cm
European Goldfinch 23.0 cm
वजन
American Robin 77.0 g
European Goldfinch 16.0 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

American Robin only

कोई नहीं

European Goldfinch only

American Robin

Lawns, parks, gardens, farmland, and forest edges. One of the most familiar birds in suburban North America.

European Goldfinch

Open woodland, orchards, gardens, parks, and weedy fields with seed-bearing plants. Common at garden bird feeders.

Song & Call Comparison

American Robin

गीत

A clear, caroling song of 2-3 note phrases: 'cheerily, cheer-up, cheerio'. Sings from dawn perches. Sharp 'tut-tut-tut' alarm call and thin 'seeee' flight note.

European Goldfinch

गीत

A liquid, tinkling 'swit-swit-swit' in flight and a melodic twittering song. Flocks produce a bright jingling chorus. Male song is a sweet repetitive warble incorporating the flight call.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Robin

North America from Alaska and Canada to Mexico. Northern populations migrate south in winter; southern populations are largely resident.

European Goldfinch

Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Introduced to Australia, New Zealand, and parts of South America.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

American Robin

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

How to Tell Them Apart

American Robin

पंख

Dark grey-brown upperparts with a warm brick-red breast and belly. White eye-ring and streaked white throat. Female slightly paler.

चोंच

Bright yellow bill with a dark tip

European Goldfinch

पंख

Crimson red face with white cheeks and a black crown. Sandy-brown back with a bright yellow wing bar visible in flight. Black and white tail.

चोंच

Slender, pointed, ivory-pink bill adapted for extracting seeds from thistles

About These Birds

American Robin

The American robin is widely regarded as a harbinger of spring across North America. Despite its name, it is a true thrush unrelated to the European robin. American robins produce two to three broods per year and are among the earliest birds to sing in the morning chorus.

European Goldfinch

The European goldfinch is a strikingly beautiful finch whose tinkling song and colorful plumage have made it popular in art and as a caged bird for centuries. It appears frequently in Renaissance paintings as a symbol of the Passion of Christ. Flocks of goldfinches are charmingly called a charm.

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