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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	European Robin	Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush
学名	Erithacus rubecula	Myophonus blighi
目	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
科	Muscicapidae	Muscicapidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Endangered
体长	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	—
翼展	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)
体重	18.0 g (0.63 oz)	66.6 g (2.35 oz)
食性	Insects, worms, and berries. Often follows gardeners and large animals to catch invertebrates disturbed from …	--
产卵数	4-7	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

European Robin 14.0 cm

Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush —

翼展

European Robin 21.0 cm

Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush 20.0 cm

体重

European Robin 18.0 g

Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush 66.6 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest

European Robin only

无

Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush only

无

European Robin

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

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Song & Call Comparison

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'.

Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush

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Geographic Range & Migration

European Robin

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

Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush

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保护状况

Least Concern

European Robin

Endangered

Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush

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About These Birds

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。

Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush

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Related Comparisons

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