European Bee-eater vs European Robin

Merops apiaster 비교 대상 Erithacus rubecula

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 European Bee-eater European Robin
학명 Merops apiaster Erithacus rubecula
Coraciiformes Passeriformes
Meropidae Muscicapidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 28.0 cm (11.0 in) 14.0 cm (5.5 in)
날개 폭 38.0 cm (15.0 in) 21.0 cm (8.3 in)
체중 56.0 g (1.98 oz) 18.0 g (0.63 oz)
식성 Primarily bees, wasps, and hornets caught in flight. Removes stingers by beating prey against a … Insects, worms, and berries. Often follows gardeners and large animals to catch invertebrates disturbed from …
산란 수 4-10 4-7
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
European Bee-eater 28.0 cm
European Robin 14.0 cm
날개 폭
European Bee-eater 38.0 cm
European Robin 21.0 cm
체중
European Bee-eater 56.0 g
European Robin 18.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

European Bee-eater only

European Robin only

European Bee-eater

Open country with scattered trees, sandy banks, and river cliffs for nesting. Breeds in colonies in tunnels dug into earth banks.

European Robin

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

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Song & Call Comparison

European Bee-eater

노래

A liquid, melodic 'pruik-pruik' or rolling 'prruup-pruup' in flight. Flocks give a distinctive far-carrying bubbling call audible before birds are seen. Considered a pleasant sound.

European Robin

노래

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'.

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Geographic Range & Migration

European Bee-eater

Southern Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Winters in tropical Africa. A long-distance migrant.

European Robin

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

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보전 상태

Least Concern

European Bee-eater

Least Concern

European Robin

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Bee-eater

깃털

Richly colored with a chestnut-brown crown and back, golden-yellow scapulars, turquoise-blue underparts, and a black eye stripe. Central tail feathers are elongated.

부리

Long, slender, slightly decurved black bill

European Robin

깃털

Olive-brown upperparts with a warm orange-red breast and face bordered by grey. White belly and undertail coverts.

부리

Thin, pointed dark brown bill

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About These Birds

European Bee-eater

유럽꿀벌먹이새는 유럽에서 가장 화려한 새 중 하나로 밝은 노란색, 파란색, 녹색, 밤색을 과시한다. 벌을 잡아 독침을 제거한 후 먹는 특기가 있으며 집단으로 굴을 파고 번식한다.

European Robin

유럽울새는 영국에서 가장 사랑받는 새 중 하나로 국민 새로 선정되었다. 주황-붉은 가슴으로 유명하며 정원사 곁을 잘 따르는 것으로 알려져 있다. 영역 방어가 강해 동성 간 싸움도 치열하다.

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