Black phoebe vs Eastern phoebe
The eastern phoebe is heavier: 19.7 g against 18.6 g for the black phoebe, about 6% more.
Photo: John J. Mosesso, NBII · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a black phoebe and a eastern phoebe?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The eastern phoebe is heavier: 19.7 g against 18.6 g for the black phoebe, about 6% more.
- The eastern phoebe is longer-lived: 9.1 years against 8 years for the black phoebe, about 14% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Sayornis, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Black phoebe | Eastern phoebe | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Sayornis nigricans | Sayornis phoebe |
| Family | Tyrannidae | Tyrannidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 17.8 g – 19.5 g | 18.9 g – 19.7 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 8 years | 9.1 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | rocky | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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