Common nightingale vs Silverbird
The silverbird is heavier: 22.5 g against 19.6 g for the common nightingale, about 15% more.
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What is the difference between a common nightingale and a silverbird?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The silverbird is heavier: 22.5 g against 19.6 g for the common nightingale, about 15% more.
- They share the family Muscicapidae but sit in different genera: Common nightingale in Luscinia, Silverbird in Empidornis.
Side by side
| Common nightingale | Silverbird | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Luscinia megarhynchos | Empidornis semipartitus |
| Family | Muscicapidae | Muscicapidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 19.6 g – 22.1 g | 22.5 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 10.9 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | woodland | shrubland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
Full record: Common nightingaleFull record: SilverbirdCompare other animals