Blackpoll warbler vs Pine warbler
The blackpoll warbler is heavier: 11.8 g against 11.8 g for the pine warbler, about 0% more.
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What is the difference between a blackpoll warbler and a pine warbler?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The blackpoll warbler is heavier: 11.8 g against 11.8 g for the pine warbler, about 0% more.
- The pine warbler is longer-lived: 6.8 years against 5 years for the blackpoll warbler, about 36% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Setophaga, so they are close relatives.
- The blackpoll warbler is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the pine warbler is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Blackpoll warbler | Pine warbler | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Setophaga striata | Setophaga pinus |
| Family | Parulidae | Parulidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 11.8 g – 12.4 g | 11.1 g – 11.9 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 5 years | 6.8 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | 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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