Common blackbird vs Sharpbill
The common blackbird is heavier: 102.7 g against 42 g for the sharpbill, about 2.4 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a common blackbird and a sharpbill?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The common blackbird is heavier: 102.7 g against 42 g for the sharpbill, about 2.4 times the weight.
- They share the order Passeriformes but sit in different families: Common blackbird in Turdidae, Sharpbill in Oxyruncidae.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Common blackbird | Sharpbill | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Turdus merula | Oxyruncus cristatus |
| Family | Turdidae | Oxyruncidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 97.5 g – 102.7 g | 41.8 g – 42 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 21.1 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | fruits | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | 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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