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Classification
Bird
๐ฝ๏ธ
Diet
Omnivore
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Lifespan
2โ5 years
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Weight
0.016โ0.022 kg
Population Trend
โก๏ธStable
Description
Britain's beloved national bird, recognized by its warm orange breast and melodious song.
Habitat
๐ฟ woodland๐ฟ gardens๐ฟ hedgerows๐ฟ parks
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Genus
Erithacus
Fun Facts
1
Britain's unofficial national bird since the 1960s.
2
Extremely territorial โ males will fight to the death to defend their patch.
3
They are one of the few birds that sing year-round, even at night under streetlights.
4
Their distinctive red breast is actually orange โ named 'red' before the word 'orange' existed in English.
5
Follow gardeners to catch insects disturbed by digging.