Common Blackbird vs European Goldfinch

Turdus merula 对比 Carduelis carduelis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Common Blackbird European Goldfinch
学名 Turdus merula Carduelis carduelis
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Turdidae Fringillidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 13.0 cm (5.1 in)
翼展 36.0 cm (14.2 in) 23.0 cm (9.1 in)
体重 100.0 g (3.53 oz) 16.0 g (0.56 oz)
食性 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 …
产卵数 3-5 4-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Blackbird 25.0 cm
European Goldfinch 13.0 cm
翼展
Common Blackbird 36.0 cm
European Goldfinch 23.0 cm
体重
Common Blackbird 100.0 g
European Goldfinch 16.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Common Blackbird only

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

鸣唱

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

鸣唱

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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保护状况

Least Concern

Common Blackbird

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Blackbird

羽毛

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.

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

European Goldfinch

羽毛

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.

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

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About These Birds

Common Blackbird

欧洲乌鸫(Turdus merula)— 广泛分布于欧洲的鸫科鸟类。雄鸟全身黑色,嘴黄色;雌鸟棕色。栖息于花园和森林,鸣声悦耳动听。

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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