Common redstart vs Daurian redstart
The daurian redstart is heavier: 16.2 g against 14.6 g for the common redstart, about 11% more.
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What is the difference between a common redstart and a daurian redstart?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The daurian redstart is heavier: 16.2 g against 14.6 g for the common redstart, about 11% more.
- Both belong to the genus Phoenicurus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Common redstart | Daurian redstart | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | Phoenicurus auroreus |
| Family | Muscicapidae | Muscicapidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 14.6 g – 15 g | 15 g – 16.2 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 10.2 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | woodland | 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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