American Robin vs Common Blackbird

Turdus migratorius ile kıyaslandığında Turdus merula

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik American Robin Common Blackbird
Bilimsel Ad Turdus migratorius Turdus merula
Takım Passeriformes Passeriformes
Familya Turdidae Turdidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 25,0 cm (9.8 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 36,0 cm (14.2 in) 36,0 cm (14.2 in)
Ağırlık 77,0 g (2.72 oz) 100,0 g (3.53 oz)
Beslenme Earthworms, insects, and fruit. Famously hunts earthworms on lawns by running, stopping, and tilting its … Earthworms, insects, berries, and fruit. Forages on the ground, turning over leaf litter. Famously pulls …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-4 3-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
American Robin 25,0 cm
Common Blackbird 25,0 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
American Robin 36,0 cm
Common Blackbird 36,0 cm
Ağırlık
American Robin 77,0 g
Common Blackbird 100,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

American Robin only

Common Blackbird only

Hiçbiri

American Robin

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

Common Blackbird

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

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Song & Call Comparison

American Robin

Şarkı

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.

Common Blackbird

Şarkı

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.

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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.

Common Blackbird

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

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

American Robin

Least Concern

Common Blackbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

American Robin

Tuy

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

Gaga

Bright yellow bill with a dark tip

Common Blackbird

Tuy

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.

Gaga

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

Key Differences

  • • Weight: American Robin (77g) vs Common Blackbird (100g)
  • • Length: American Robin (25 cm) vs Common Blackbird (25 cm)
  • • Wingspan: American Robin (36 cm) vs Common Blackbird (36 cm)
  • • Habitat: American Robin prefers Lawns, parks, gardens, farmland, and forest edges. One of th; Common Blackbird prefers Woodland, hedgerows, gardens, and parks. One of the most com
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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.

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.

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