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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	European Robin	African Stonechat
学名	Erithacus rubecula	Saxicola torquatus
目	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
科	Muscicapidae	Muscicapidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	—
翼展	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)
体重	18.0 g (0.63 oz)	15.966666666666669 g (0.56 oz)
食性	Insects, worms, and berries. Often follows gardeners and large animals to catch invertebrates disturbed from …	--
产卵数	4-7	2-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

European Robin 14.0 cm

African Stonechat —

翼展

European Robin 21.0 cm

African Stonechat 13.5 cm

体重

European Robin 18.0 g

African Stonechat 15.966666666666669 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

无

European Robin only

🌲 Forest

African Stonechat only

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

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'.

African Stonechat

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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.

African Stonechat

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保护状况

Least Concern

European Robin

Least Concern

African Stonechat

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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

African Stonechat

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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。

African Stonechat

The African Stonechat is a small, upright chat of open habitats, weighing about 16 g with a wingspan near 14 cm. Males display a striking black head, white collar, and orange-red breast, and the bird habitually perches on prominent low vegetation to scan for insects.

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