American Robin vs Great Tit

Turdus migratorius 比較対象 Parus major

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属性 American Robin Great Tit
学名 Turdus migratorius Parus major
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Turdidae Paridae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 14.0 cm (5.5 in)
翼開長 36.0 cm (14.2 in) 24.0 cm (9.4 in)
体重 77.0 g (2.72 oz) 18.0 g (0.63 oz)
食性 Earthworms, insects, and fruit. Famously hunts earthworms on lawns by running, stopping, and tilting its … Insects and spiders in summer, seeds and nuts in winter. A frequent and dominant visitor …
一腹卵数 2-4 3-18
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
American Robin 25.0 cm
Great Tit 14.0 cm
翼開長
American Robin 36.0 cm
Great Tit 24.0 cm
体重
American Robin 77.0 g
Great Tit 18.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

American Robin only

Great Tit only

None

American Robin

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

Great Tit

Deciduous and mixed woodland, parks, gardens, and hedgerows. Readily uses nest boxes. Highly adaptable to human environments.

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Song & Call Comparison

American Robin

さえずり

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.

Great Tit

さえずり

A repetitive, teacher-teacher 'tee-cher, tee-cher, tee-cher'. Also gives ringing 'pink-pink' alarm. Highly versatile singer; over 40 song variants recorded from a single male.

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Geographic Range & Migration

American Robin

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

Great Tit

Widespread across Europe and Asia from Britain to Japan, and south to North Africa and Southeast Asia.

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保全状況

Least Concern

American Robin

Least Concern

Great Tit

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How to Tell Them Apart

American Robin

羽毛

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

くちばし

Bright yellow bill with a dark tip

Great Tit

羽毛

Blue-black head with white cheeks. Olive-green back, yellow underparts with a broad black central stripe. White wing bar and blue-grey tail.

くちばし

Short, stout, dark bill

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About These Birds

American Robin

北米全域に分布し、春の訪れを告げる鳥として知られるツグミ(体長23〜28cm)。オレンジ色の腹と黒い頭部が特徴的。Turdus migratorius(アメリカコマツグミ)は北米最も親しまれた野鳥の一つで、芝生でミミズを引き抜く姿が日常風景として親しまれている。連邦政府と各州で厳重に保護されており、3州の州鳥に指定されている。Turdidae科。

Great Tit

The great tit is the largest European tit and one of the most studied wild birds in the world. Research at Wytham Woods in Oxford has monitored great tit populations since the 1940s, contributing enormously to ecology and evolution. These innovative birds famously learned to open milk bottle tops in 20th-century Britain.

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