Flame robin vs Red-capped robin
The flame robin is heavier: 13 g against 8.9 g for the red-capped robin, about 46% more.
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What is the difference between a flame robin and a red-capped robin?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The flame robin is heavier: 13 g against 8.9 g for the red-capped robin, about 46% more.
- Both belong to the genus Petroica, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Flame robin | Red-capped robin | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Petroica phoenicea | Petroica goodenovii |
| Family | Petroicidae | Petroicidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 13 g – 13.8 g | 8.6 g – 9.1 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | shrubland | woodland |
| 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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