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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	African Grey Flycatcher	European Robin
学名	Bradornis microrhynchus	Erithacus rubecula
目	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
科	Muscicapidae	Muscicapidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	—	14.0 cm (5.5 in)
翼展	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)
体重	18.166666666666668 g (0.64 oz)	18.0 g (0.63 oz)
食性	--	Insects, worms, and berries. Often follows gardeners and large animals to catch invertebrates disturbed from …
产卵数	1-4	4-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

African Grey Flycatcher —

European Robin 14.0 cm

翼展

African Grey Flycatcher 16.3 cm

European Robin 21.0 cm

体重

African Grey Flycatcher 18.166666666666668 g

European Robin 18.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

African Grey Flycatcher only

🌾 Grassland

European Robin only

🌲 Forest

European Robin

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

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Song & Call Comparison

African Grey Flycatcher

European Robin

鸣唱

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

African Grey Flycatcher

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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保护状况

Least Concern

African Grey Flycatcher

Least Concern

European Robin

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Grey Flycatcher

European Robin

羽毛

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

喙

Thin, pointed dark brown bill

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About These Birds

African Grey Flycatcher

The African Grey Flycatcher weighs about 18g and inhabits dry savanna and woodland of East Africa. It perches on exposed branches and sallies to catch insects close to the ground.

European Robin

英国的非官方国鸟。尽管外表亲切，却极具领地意识。全年鸣唱。

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