Common redstart vs Silverbird
The silverbird is heavier: 22.5 g against 14.6 g for the common redstart, about 54% more.
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What is the difference between a common redstart and a silverbird?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The silverbird is heavier: 22.5 g against 14.6 g for the common redstart, about 54% more.
- They share the family Muscicapidae but sit in different genera: Common redstart in Phoenicurus, Silverbird in Empidornis.
Side by side
| Common redstart | Silverbird | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | Empidornis semipartitus |
| Family | Muscicapidae | Muscicapidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 14.6 g – 15 g | 22.5 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 10.2 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 redstartFull record: SilverbirdCompare other animals