Common Blackbird vs European Goldfinch

Turdus merula dibandingkan dengan Carduelis carduelis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Common Blackbird European Goldfinch
Nama Ilmiah Turdus merula Carduelis carduelis
Ordo Passeriformes Passeriformes
Famili Turdidae Fringillidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 13,0 cm (5.1 in)
Rentang Sayap 36,0 cm (14.2 in) 23,0 cm (9.1 in)
Berat 100,0 g (3.53 oz) 16,0 g (0.56 oz)
Diet Earthworms, insects, berries, and fruit. Forages on the ground, turning over leaf litter. Famously pulls … Seeds, especially thistle (Carduus) and teasel seeds, extracted with its precise tweezer-like bill. Also takes …
Ukuran Sarang 3-5 4-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Blackbird 25,0 cm
European Goldfinch 13,0 cm
Rentang Sayap
Common Blackbird 36,0 cm
European Goldfinch 23,0 cm
Berat
Common Blackbird 100,0 g
European Goldfinch 16,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Common Blackbird only

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European Goldfinch only

Common Blackbird

Woodland, hedgerows, gardens, and parks. One of the most common garden birds across Europe.

European Goldfinch

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Common Blackbird

Kicauan

Arguably Britain's finest songster: rich, flute-like phrases with deep, mellow quality. Sings persistently at dusk. Alarm is a sharp 'chook-chook'. Song includes liquid 'pew' notes.

European Goldfinch

Kicauan

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Common Blackbird

Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand. Northern populations are migratory.

European Goldfinch

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

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Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Common Blackbird

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Blackbird

Bulu

Males are jet black with a bright yellow-orange bill and eye-ring. Females are dark brown with mottled underparts and a dull yellowish bill.

Paruh

Bright yellow-orange bill in males, dull brownish in females

European Goldfinch

Bulu

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.

Paruh

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

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About These Birds

Common Blackbird

The common blackbird is one of Europe's most familiar and best-loved songbirds, celebrated for its rich, fluting song delivered from rooftop and treetop perches at dawn and dusk. Originally a shy woodland bird, it has colonized urban environments over the past two centuries and become one of the most successful urban adapters.

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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