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Millerbird vs Sedge warbler

The millerbird is heavier: 18.3 g against 11.8 g for the sedge warbler, about 55% more.

Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris)
Millerbird ENEndangered
Photo: Craig Rowland, Conservation Partnerships Program Coordinator, USFWS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Sedge warbler LCLeast Concern
Photo: Billy Lindblom from Hallsberg, Sweden · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a millerbird and a sedge warbler?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The millerbird is heavier: 18.3 g against 11.8 g for the sedge warbler, about 55% more.
  • The sedge warbler is longer-lived: 10.1 years against 4.2 years for the millerbird, about 2.4 times the lifespan.
  • Both belong to the genus Acrocephalus, so they are close relatives.
  • The millerbird is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the sedge warbler is Least Concern.

Side by side

MillerbirdSedge warbler
Scientific nameAcrocephalus familiarisAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
FamilyAcrocephalidaeAcrocephalidae
OrderPasseriformesPasseriformes
Weight18.3 g – 18.3 g11.4 g – 12.6 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan4.2 years10.1 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatshrublandwetland
Conservation statusEndangeredLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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