Common kingfisher vs European robin
They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Common kingfisher in Coraciiformes, European robin in Passeriformes.
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What is the difference between a common kingfisher and a European robin?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Common kingfisher in Coraciiformes, European robin in Passeriformes.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- They have been recorded in 85 of the same countries (the common kingfisher in 117 in total, the European robin in 95). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Common kingfisher | European robin | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Alcedo atthis | Erithacus rubecula |
| Family | Alcedinidae | Muscicapidae |
| Order | Coraciiformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 117 | 95 |
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