Birds of Madiera listed by their systematic.
Stockente Weibchen. 2024-08-02 15:56:02 Greifensee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-05-20.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Common waterbird at Pfäffikersee
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 03-12 - 07-29 Migration in: 02-01 - 05-01 Migration out: 07-29 - 12-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=50-65 cm, wingspan=81-98 cm, weight=750-1450 gHabitats: River and lake Details
Krickente Männchen, Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 12:51:34 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-26.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Wintergast am Teich am Aa-Bach beim Südende des Pfäffikersee
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 3
Etymology:
Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=34-38 cm, wingspan=58-64 cm, weight=200-450 gHabitats: River and lake
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC619133-Krickente von Peter Bosman, Belgium.mp3 (song)
Blup blup, fast wie vom Computer generiert, fur mich nohe Noten (obwohl Sonogram nur 2.5 KHz zeigt)
Call attributes: Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),
Details
Wikipedia: American wigeon Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.General:
Details
The crowd hanging out at the one island by La Sauge - mute swans, a carrion crow, cormorants, yellow-legged gulls, and two Eurasian curlews at the left. 2025-04-21 14:04:37 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-12.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General: Common waterbird at Pfäffikersee, very common on Lake Zurich.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round birdOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=145-160 cm, wingspan=208-238 cm, weight=7000-14000 gHabitats: River and lake Details
Great egret / Silberreiher (Ardea alba)
Silberreiher in Deutschland, von WikiCommons Von Andreas Eichler, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59954907 Source: OTHER
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First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-24.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Auf dem Heimweg von Schwanden haben wir bei Benken ganz weisse Reiher gesehen. Laut ornitho.ch waren sie Silberreiher.
General: Bei den meisten Quellen heisst es, sie sind in der Schweiz nur Durchzüger oder Wintergäste. Aber laut Balzari und Gygax, brüten auch einige Vögel am Lac Neuchatel seit 2013.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 03-01 - 05-31 Migration out: 08-09 - 11-15Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=85-102 cm, wingspan=140-170 cm, weight=960-1030 gHabitats: Wetland
Vocalisation
Calls:2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC751146 - Great Egret - Ardea alba - call and flight call - Shanghai, China.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC751146 - Great Egret - Ardea alba - call and flight call - Shanghai, China.mp3 (flight call)
Call attributes: Call melody: non-musical, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),
Details
Grey heron / Graureiher (Ardea cinerea)
Graureiher auf der Insel, Neeracherried. 2022-09-04 08:03:50 Neeracherried
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-11-22.
Description
General: Frequent visitor.General: Normally in the fields looking for food, also seen flying over or standing in the Luppmen (brook).
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 02-01 - 08-29 Migration in: 02-01 - 04-11 Migration out: 07-10 - 10-27Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=90-98 cm, wingspan=175-195 cm, weight=1020-2073 gHabitats: Wetland
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2024-11-01 08:26:54 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241101_082654-Birdweather-Gray_Heron call.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (call)
Calls:
Call:
XC876171 - Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea - call - Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC876171 - Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea - call - Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: Call melody: non-musical, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz), Special sounds: rasp.
Details
Little egret / Seidenreiher (Egretta garzetta)
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Seidenreiher. 2022-02-05 11:42:26 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-11-22.
Description
Appearance and identification: The little egret has yellow feet but dark gray legs and beak
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 09-28 - 10-07 Migration out: 09-28 - 10-05Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=55-65 cm, wingspan=88-95 cm, weight=350-550 gHabitats: Wetland
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC799679 - Little Egret - Egretta garzetta - call that sounds like its vomiting - Catalunya, Spain.mp3 Spain (call)
Sort of a quack, brighter and higher than grey heron, with a bit of wawa.
Call attributes: Call melody: non-musical, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),
Details
Teichrohrsänger. 2024-05-20 08:58:41 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-27.
Description
General: 2-5 repetitions of each sound. Is the tone a bit lower than the other reed warblers?General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 04-11 - 10-18 Breeding: 05-10 - 08-18 Migration in: 04-11 - 05-31 Migration out: 07-29 - 10-18Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=13 cm, wingspan=17-21 cm, weight=10-16 gHabitats: Wetland
Vocalisation
Song: Weird, squeaky, urgent. Slower than Sumpfrohrsaenger. Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC653035 - Eurasian Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus - song.mp3 (song)
Details
Mönchsgrasmücke. 2024-05-16 12:18:58 Kaltbrunner-Riet
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-08-30.
Description
General: On a tree branch, but not usually on the treetop.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel
Etymology:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-20 - 08-09 Migration in: 02-20 - 05-10 Migration out: 08-18 - 10-27Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=13 cm, wingspan=20-23 cm, weight=16-25 gHabitats: Forest, Agricultural
Vocalisation
Song: They sometimes sing like a blackbird on speed - also non-stereotypic, seemingly improvised, in short bursts. Our local guy ends most of his songs with the same seven notes, which I find a good way to confirm the identification. In Ticino we often heard the 'Leiern' sound - the warblers would sing just the first 3 notes of a longer song, then stop. The order varied; high-medium-low I call 'Figaro' as in the opera, low-high-medium 'whiskey bar', as it sounded to me like the Kurt Weill lyrics, 'O-oh-show me-the-way to-the-next whis-ke-bar' - but the warbler usually stopped after 'way' or 'next' The British authors of The Sound Approach claim to hear 'a warblel and a whistle'. Song:♫ 2021-03-31 19:12:00 Source: BirdNet 20210331_191200 birdnet 1356 - Eurasian Blackcap hml - 2021-03-31 19:12:00 - Eurasian Blackcap - Lugano.mp3 Lugano (song)
♫ 2023-06-20 07:52:22
♫ 2024-05-15 05:27:28
Calls:
Call:
XC546030 black cap warbler so-called tac and djii call.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC546030 black cap warbler so-called tac and djii call.mp3 (call)
2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC548858-20200411 Eurasian Blackcap, alarm call part of advertising song, male, Flughafen Belpmoos, Bern, Switzerland.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC548858-20200411 Eurasian Blackcap, alarm call part of advertising song, male, Flughafen Belpmoos, Bern, Switzerland.mp3 Switzerland (alarm call)
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: high (3-9 KHz), Special sounds: sputter/pebble-clatter.
Details
Wikipedia: Spectacled warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
General:Details
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Wintergoldhähnchen im Hönggerwald. 2024-04-14 08:24:44
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-07-13.
Description
I'd often heard the high-pitched song and call in the woods by Fehraltorf but had doubts I'd ever see one (they're the smallest bird in Switzerland, fairly shy, and I seemed to only hear them in very tall trees). I didn't see one until hiking at the Pragelpass. And finally in October 2020, I saw them near Rumlikon and at the Pfaeffikersee, where I took the new profile picture. In December I saw five of them cruise through the bushes beside our house, hopping from branch to branch, snapping up insects - something I'd never have believe in spring 2020.General: Said to be the smallest bird in Switzerland, but it's basically the same size as the Firecrest.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-01 - 08-18 Migration in: 03-01 - 05-01 Migration out: 08-18 - 11-06Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=9 cm, wingspan=13-15 cm, weight=4-7 gHabitats: Forest
Vocalisation
Song:Calls:
Wintergoldhähnchen whoop Ruf im Biotop.
♫ 2024-09-12 16:40:00 Greater Fehraltorf (call)
Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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Wikipedia: Madeira firecrest Source: WIKIPEDIA
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First observed in Madeira on 2023-03-11.
Description
General:Details
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Rauchschwalbe braucht eine Coiffeuse. 2025-08-03 16:54:17 Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-16.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL V
Good to know: Die langen Schwanzfedern vom Rauchschwalbe und anderen geben auch dem Schmetterling Schwalbenschwanz seine deutschen Namen.
Etymology:
Appearance and identification:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 03-01 - 10-27 Breeding: 04-20 - 09-17 Migration in: 03-01 - 05-31 Migration out: 08-18 - 10-27Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=17-19 cm, wingspan=32-34 cm, weight=16-22 gHabitats: Settlement
Similar species
Looks similar to: Common house martin.Vocalisation
Song: General: Squeaky with occasional buzzes, usually heard in flock.Song:
Calls:
XC898815 - Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica - flight call.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC898815 - Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica - flight call.mp3 (flight call)
Call attributes: flight call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz),
Details
MerlinBirdID meint Mehlschwalbe. 2022-05-21 10:11:56 Leuk
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-08-10.
Description
General: This one is a swallow in German but a martin in English.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL V
Etymology:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 03-23 - 10-27 Breeding: 05-21 - 09-28 Migration in: 03-23 - 06-09 Migration out: 08-18 - 10-27Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=12 cm, wingspan=26-29 cm, weight=15-23 gHabitats: Settlement
Similar species
Looks similar to: Barn swallow.Vocalisation
Song: Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC730813 - Common House Martin - Delichon urbicum - song and call according to recordist Fernando Aranguren Jiménez, recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)
Calls:
2:
XC742347 - Common House Martin - Delichon urbicum - flight call, recorded in Spain.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC742347 - Common House Martin - Delichon urbicum - flight call, recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (flight call)
Birdnet 864 flight call - Common house martin.
♫ 2020-08-10 14:45:28 Source: BirdNet 20200810_144528 birdnet 864 flight call - Common house martin.mp3 Luppmen (flight call)
Call attributes: Call melody: simple rhythmic, fast, Frequency: 4-7 KHz,
Details
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Steinsperling, Ponta de Sao Lourenco, Madeira. 2023-03-10 15:29:04 Madeira
First observed in Madeira on 2023-03-10.
Description
General:Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=28-32 cm, weight=26-35 gDetails
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Buchfink, sieht für mich gut ernährt aus! 2025-01-04 15:58:56 Greater Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-06-04.
Description
Heard everywhere locally but less often seen. In winter 2020-2021 it often accompanied tits to our feeder (2021-2022 less often). While they grabbed sunflower seeds, the chaffinch would hunt for food on the ground or in bushes.General: On Dec 8 2021, was surprised to see flocks of collared doves, chaffinches and a few sparrows in a harvested corn field as it was snowing. I wasn't aware that chaffinches formed flocks, but the Merlin BirdID app told me 'forms flocks in winter'.
General: I've caught it on stubby branches of an evergreen, in a lone tree in a farmyard, and in Brittany even on a lightpost. And I seem to see one every time I go to Zurich, so they're happy in an urban setting.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology:
Appearance and identification:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-01 - 07-31 Migration in: 02-20 - 04-15 Migration out: 09-10 - 11-15Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=24-28 cm, weight=18-29 gHabitats: Forest Social groups can include up to 10 members.
Vocalisation
Song: General: A medium long phrase that slowly descends (I think of it bouncing down a staircase), then usually takes a jump up before a final descent.Song:
♫ 2024-04-30 12:55:00 Fehraltorf (song)
♫ 2024-06-25 08:29:58
♫ 2021-04-19 14:29:22 Source: BirdNet 20210419_142922 birdnet 1449 - Common Chaffinch but who is the hhll behind him - Common Chaffinch - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (song)
1: General: Repeated ascending note, faster than the long starling whoops, about 2/seconds - compare with the black redstart. There are many different calls, the Marler book describes the 'chink' call as functioning as a mobbing and separation call. At XenoCanto I find calls described as "ping", "pik" (same thing?), "pchew", "duit", "huit", "ti-huit".
Call:
Rain call from XenoCanto
♫ Recorded by Paul Driver in Mundford, Norfolk, UK Source: XENOCANTO XC71019 common chaffinch rain call.mp3 (rain call)
2: Call:
Ping call from XenoCanto
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC460303 common chaffinch ping call.mp3 (alarm call)
Call attributes: rain call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 3-5 KHz, Special sounds: whoop.
Details
Kanarengirlitz, Ponta de Sao Laurenco. 2023-03-10 15:20:00 Madeira
First observed in La Palma on 2022-03-08.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General: It's unusual that the name of a bird refers to dogs. Wikipedia writes: The name Islas Canarias is likely derived from the Latin name Canariae Insulae, meaning "Islands of the Dogs", a name that was evidently generalized from the ancient name of one of these islands, Canaria – presumably Gran Canaria. According to the historian Pliny the Elder, the island Canaria contained "vast multitudes of dogs of very large size".
General: The common canary kept as a pet is subspecies Serinus canaria forma domestica.
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2023-03-11 11:58:22
Details
Stieglitz. 2024-05-16 10:55:11 Kaltbrunner-Riet
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-09-22.
Description
General: One of the more colorful birds in our area, but fairly shy and skittish, so you don't see them much. Supposedly a bit smaller than a sparrow or a great tit, but to me they look bigger and heavier?General: Well hidden in the tree branches; at thistles or sunflowers.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: Name stammt angeblich vom Gesang: ein steigernder sti-ge-litt. Google AI sagt 'der Name "Stieglitz" stammt aus dem Slawischer (z.B. Polnisch szczvaieł, Tschechisch stehlik).'
Etymology: Google AI sagt, Distelfink 'bezeichnet einen Vogel, der sich von Distelsamen ernährt. ...was auch den lateinischen Namen Cardülis (von Carduus, Distel) begründet
Etymology:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-20 - 09-07 Migration in: 03-12 - 05-10 Migration out: 08-29 - 11-15Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=12 cm, wingspan=21-25 cm, weight=14-19 gHabitats: Settlement
Vocalisation
Song: General: Hectic sing-song, quite chaotic in feeding groups. But kept as songbird, so I guess more melodic when singing solo. A bit like a black cap warbler (Mönchsgrasmücke).Gesang hat eine Struktur (und ist langsamer als der Girlitz): Zuerst eine kleine Melodie hoch und runter; dann vielleicht ein Grünfink-Triller, dann 4 wiederholte Noten oder ein neues Melodiechen. (Oder kommen diese Elemente eher zufällig?)
Song:
Song: Mir wurde erst in St. Moritz in Juli 2021 bewusst wie ähnlich der Stieglitz wie ein Grünfink klingt - beide können lange Gesang mit Trillern und rauhen sinkenden Toenen singen, und ich habe Stieglitz v.a. durch dieses Stöhnen für Grünfink gehalten.
Song:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC638230 - European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis.mp3 (song)
Calls:
Xeno-Canto recording
♫ Adult call recorded in the UK. Source: XENOCANTO XC468566 European Goldfinch call in UK.mp3 (call)
Xeno-Canto recording
♫ Record in Lège-Cap-Ferret, France byStanislas Wroza and described by him as a 'tik' call and a flight call. Source: XENOCANTO XC526383 European Goldfinch flight call.mp3 (flight call)
Call attributes: Call melody: stereotype melodic, fast, Frequency: 2-8 KHz,
Details
Erlenzeisig beim Ortstockhaus nahe Braunwald. 2022-07-15 11:38:28 Gumen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-12.
Description
General: Also lives in North America!General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology:
Appearance and identification: Gelb aber schwarz/weiss auf dem Kopf, bauch/flügel wie weiss mit schwarzen Streifen, mehr braun bei weibchen?
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 02-20 - 07-20 Migration in: 02-20 - 05-01 Migration out: 09-07 - 12-07Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=12 cm, wingspan=20-23 cm, weight=11-18 gHabitats: Mountain
Vocalisation
Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC714393 - Eurasian Siskin - Spinus spinus.mp3 (song)
Calls:
XC941264 - Eurasian Siskin - Spinus spinus - 2-note swooping call.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC941264 - Eurasian Siskin - Spinus spinus - 2-note swooping call.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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Grünfink im Profil vom Esstisch aus fotografiert in Fehraltorf. 2023-01-16 10:54:12 Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-08-01.
Description
General: Vogelewarte.ch: Neben Haussperling und Amsel ist er einer der zahlreichsten Vögel der Städte und Dörfer. Ich habe Monate lang nur eins in Pfäffikon gehört, dann ein Schwarm im Fehraltorfer Industriegebiet. Endlich in Juli 2020 ist eine Gruppe zu uns gezogen und entweder im Birkenbaum oder hinter der Kinderkrippe zu hören gewesen. Im Birkenbaum habe ich endlich eins fotografieren können.General: In Laubbäumen
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-01 - 08-09 Migration in: 02-20 - 04-20 Migration out: 09-28 - 11-15Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=15 cm, wingspan=24-27 cm, weight=17-34 gHabitats: Settlement
Similar species
Song or calls similar to: Tree pipit.Vocalisation
Song: General: Sequence of 4-6 rhythmic elements at different pitches. A sort of trill is often start or end of the sequence (can also be a call!), and there are slides. Song:♫ 2021-07-31 10:22:32 Source: BirdNet 20210731_102232 birdnet 1877 - European Greenfinch, h trill, m trill, 4x m swoop - European Greenfinch - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (song)
♫ 2024-09-09 07:03:00 Greater Fehraltorf (call)
Calls:
XC919412 - European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris - alarm call, aka wheeze.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919412 - European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris - alarm call, aka wheeze.mp3 (alarm call)
2: Birdid.no says 'Also a sharp, drawn, ascending "kooeee", (perhaps not obviously recognized as a finch).' You can say that again, listen to zilpzalp-like recording of 31.08.2024
Evtl grünfink whoop call.
♫ 2024-08-31 08:35:00 Wildert Weiher (call)
3: .
XC195946 - Eurasian Wren call - Troglodytes troglodytes.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC195946 - Eurasian Wren call - Troglodytes troglodytes.mp3 (call)
XC871583 - European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris - one-note call from a Kelly of Ireland.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC871583 - European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris - one-note call from a Kelly of Ireland.mp3 (call)
4: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC900345 - European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris - described as flight call.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC900345 - European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris - described as flight call.mp3 (flight call)
Call attributes: alarm call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz), Special sounds: swoop, rasp.
Details
Paar bei Colonia de Sant Pere, Mallorca - MerlinBirdID suggests eurasian linnet or less likely cirl bunting. 2022-04-15 15:36:36
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-15.
Description
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL VEtymology:
Appearance and identification: Rote Stirn, Bauch; Kopf grau, Kinn weiss.
Appearance and identification:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-20 - 08-18 Migration in: 03-01 - 05-10 Migration out: 09-17 - 11-15Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=13 cm, wingspan=21-25 cm, weight=15-22 gHabitats: Agricultural
Vocalisation
Song: General: Ähnlich wie ein Rohrsänger aber nur kurze Segmente mit klaren Pausen.Song: Nabu: Sein Gesang umfasst trillernde, kurze und musikalische pfeifende Laute, unter anderem „piUU“, „trrüh“ und „tu-ki-jüüh“. [Link]
Song:
Song:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC705526 - Common Linnet - Linaria cannabina cannabina - song, recorded in England.mp3 (song)
Calls:
XC910816 - Common Linnet call - Linaria cannabina.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC910816 - Common Linnet call - Linaria cannabina.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
Details
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Berthelot's pipit, Playa Santiago, La Gomera. 2022-03-16 11:25:18
First observed in La Gomera on 2022-03-16.
Description
General:Details
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Bachstelze. 2024-05-16 11:54:46 Kaltbrunner-Riet
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-05.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General:
Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel
Seasonal behavior
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=18 cm, wingspan=25-30 cm, weight=17-25 gHabitats: Settlement Interesting behavior: Wags its tail when calling.
Vocalisation
Song: General: Usually just calls. This song is just a few chirpy slurs, sometimes rising-rising-falling.Song:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC694995 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba - song recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)
Calls:
XC644775 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba alba - call, recorded in Estonia.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC644775 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba alba - call, recorded in Estonia.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 3-7 KHz,
Details
Gebirgsstelze am Bach beim Klingnauer Stausee. 2022-02-05 14:16:30 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-02-05.
Description
General: Yellow breast and butt end, white belly, light grey head and back, white eye stripe and stripe above black beard, dark wings with 3 white V's, long tail.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 03-23 - 08-29 Migration in: 02-20 - 04-01 Migration out: 08-18 - 10-27Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=18-19 cm, wingspan=25-27 cm, weight=14-22 gHabitats: Wetland
Vocalisation
Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC767550 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - song with trills and a cheek-cheek.mp3 (song)
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC757193 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - one-note song recorded in Germany.mp3 (song)
Calls:
XC854585 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - 2-note call.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC854585 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - 2-note call.mp3 (call)
2: Ich habe zwei-noter lh lhhh notiert, wahrscheinlich von Birdweather?
3: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN
Gebirgsstelze bei 5 minuten durch geflogen, evtl Flugruf.
♫ 2024-09-09 08:24:00 Greater Fehraltorf (flight call)
Gebirgsstelze bei letzen 30 Sekunden durch geflogen, evtl Flugruf.
♫ 2024-09-09 08:24:00 Greater Fehraltorf (flight call)
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz),
Details
Common starling / Star (Sturnus vulgaris)
Junger Star sitzt auf einem Highland Cattle bei Speck, Fehraltorf. 2022-08-17 14:44:56 Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-11.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America (introduced), Africa, Asia.General: Learned on BBC's Winterwatch: the movement of a swarm of starlings is called a murmuration! Check out this this video or even an entire half hour
General: In trees or in the fields by the cows.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel RL 3[8]
Personal notes: Frequently seen here, for instance by their nests under the eaves of one of the Toblerone houses. Introduced to North America from Europe by Eugene Schieffelin.
Vocalization: Eine der Vogelarten, die gleichzeitig zwei Töne singen kann!
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-01 - 07-20 Migration in: 01-21 - 04-11 Migration out: 09-07 - 11-26Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=21 cm, wingspan=37-42 cm, weight=60-90 gHabitats: Agricultural
Vocalisation
Song: I find their individual song amusing, with its (long) whoops and weird noises. As a group, they're just noisy! Song:Calls:
Birdnet 1968 - European Starling long whoop call - 2021-08-23 17-26-09 - European Starling - Fehraltorf.
♫ 2021-08-23 17:26:09 Source: BirdNet 20210823_172609 birdnet 1968 - European Starling long whoop call - 2021-08-23 17-26-09 - European Starling - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (call)
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 1-6 KHz, Special sounds: whoop.
Details
Common blackbird / Amsel (Turdus merula)
Wunderschöner junge Amsel. 2024-05-29 07:27:36 Levanto
First observed in Australia on 2008-01-01.
Description
General: The first bird I loved listening toGeneral: It earned its own song on my album i.e.: Blackbird on a Palm Tree.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Year-round birdOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=24-25 cm, wingspan=34-38 cm, weight=80-125 gHabitats: Settlement Interesting behavior: Flaps its wings when calling.
Vocalisation
Song: Other: Gut zu erkennen ist die Amsel. Sie singt melodiös, erklärt Heller, «zuerst flötend und dann gegen Schluss so schnirpslig». Die Amsel singe gerne dort, wo sie gut gehört werde, etwa vor Hauswänden, die den Schall nicht schlucken. Ich wollte schauen was schnirpslig heisst, aber diese ist diese einzige Verwendung, die Google kennt! Der flötende Teil ist relativ tief, 1.5-3 KHz, der schnirpslige aber 2.5-7 KHz. (Schnirpslig ist ein schones Wort das der Redner erfunden hat - Google findet nur diese eine Webseite mit dem Wort!) [Von der SRF Webseite:] Song:♫ 2023-02-23 17:40:48
♫ 2024-05-15 05:27:28
Calls:
XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.mp3 (alarm call)
Alarm rattle
♫ Had never heard something like this, but I saw a black bird land in a tree by the Luppmen and shortly thereafter a blackbird started singing, so I check xeno-canto for something similar. Sometimes called an alarm rattle. Source: XENOCANTO XC557335 common blackbird alarm call.mp3 (alarm call)
XC931182 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - alarm call swoop from Sweden.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC931182 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - alarm call swoop from Sweden.mp3 (alarm call)
2: Loud falling series of notes, unlike anything else you hear from a blackbird, sometimes called an alarm rattle
Call attributes: alarm call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz),
Details
European robin / Rotkehlchen (Erithacus rubecula)
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Rotkehlchen - sie singen endlich wieder. 2021-10-24 09:57:40 Neeracherried
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-02.
Description
General: Red face and breast, light colored belly, brown and gray back and wings.General: Singing in a tree, searching for food on the ground.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-11 - 08-18 Migration in: 02-20 - 05-01 Migration out: 08-18 - 11-15Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=20-22 cm, weight=14-21 gHabitats: Forest
Vocalisation
Song: General: High pitched but also going low, e.g. 2.9-7.7 KHz.Song:
Calls:
Call:
I heard 3 or 4 scattered birds calling it in woods with underbrush but saw no birds. BirdNet told me they were robins, which I found hard to believe, but on comparing it with recordings at XenoCanto, I was convinced! Maybe they were telling each other "Don't show yourself to that alarming guy!".
♫ 2021-07-03 08:05:14 (call)
2: "srii". Low chirpy to sputtery monotone
Xeno-Canto recording by Stanislas Wroza noted as 'srii' call
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC496627 European robin srii call.mp3 (call)
3: "tsii". General: A longer falling note (9Khz-7Khz) called a tsii by the recordist.
Call:
In the sonogram it's a longer, falling note.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC512416 - European Robin - Erithacus rubecula - named tsii or alarm call by recordist Marcin Solowiej in Poland.mp3 (alarm call)
4: Here is an audio of a high-pitched hawk call (7.5-8.5 KHz). See also a YouTube video comparing ground threats from aerial threats.
XC139085 - European Robin - Erithacus rubecula - hawk alarm call from Paul Driver.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC139085 - European Robin - Erithacus rubecula - hawk alarm call from Paul Driver.mp3 (alarm call)
5: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_ZOOM
Volles Konzert - Rotkehlchen, Trommeln eine Buntspechts, Buchfink.
♫ 2025-03-09 10:34:24
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 4-9 KHz, Special sounds: sputter/pebble-clatter.
Details
Mittelmeermöwe, Tenero. 2024-09-04 18:20:23 Locarno
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-03-07.
Description
General:Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round birdOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=59-67 cm, wingspan=140-158 cm, weight=750-1500 gnot sexually dimporphic. No breeding plumage Identifying characteristics: general: head = gray (sprinkled), beak = yellow (yellow orange with a red tip esp. on the lower half), legs = yellow (yellow orange), wings = gray, tail = black (with white stripes) Habitats: River and lake
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2025-09-26 16:12:00 Chioggia (song)
Details
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Either a lesser black-backed gull because of the orange legs, short neck, flat-topped head or yellow-legged gull because the bill is more yellow than orange. 2022-01-16 13:20:46
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=52-64 cm, wingspan=117-134 cm, weight=620-1000 gHabitats: River and lake Details
Cormorant, Graureiher, zwei Lachmöwen am Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 10:35:32 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-05-20.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Common waterbird at Pfäffikersee, that doesn't necessarily have the eponymous black head.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round birdOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=34-37 cm, wingspan=86-99 cm, weight=200-400 gnot sexually dimporphic. No breeding plumage Identifying characteristics: Summer: head = black, , , , , tail = black Winter: head = white (With Charlie Brown-style half circle behind the eye), , , , general: beak = red, legs = red, wings = gray, Habitats: River and lake
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2021-04-27 16:51:23 Source: BirdNet 20210427_165123 birdnet 1485 - Black-headed Gull racket at Chlisee - No confident detection - Wetzikon.mp3 Wetzikon (song)
Details
Mediterranean gull / Schwarzkopfmöwe (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)
Schwarzkopfmöwe, Tom meint der meist fotografierte Vogel in Rappi, weil nur ein paar dort auftachen, diese aber jeden Winter. 2022-12-03 10:29:14 Rapperswil
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-12-03.
Description
General:Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, seltener Wintergast RL R
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=36-38 cm, wingspan=92-100 cm, weight=232-280 gnot sexually dimporphic. No breeding plumage Identifying characteristics: Adult: head = black, , , , , tail = white, Youth: head = white (sprinkled with gray around the eyes), , , , , tail = black (tip of tail black-brown by young birds) general: wings = gray (very pale grey mantle and wings with white primary feathers without black tips.), beak = red (Dark red beak [in Levanto I said orange], usually with yellow to orange tip but can also be red. Between the tip and the shaft is a dark band.), legs = red (Their feet are dark red [legs presumably too].), , Habitats: River and lake Details
Kentish plover / Seeregenpfeifer (Charadrius alexandrinus)
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Der kleinste Watvögel bei Ses Salines, Mallorcal, ein Seeregenpfeifer. 2022-04-08 17:00:16
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-08.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 1
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 04-01 - 10-27 Migration in: 05-01 - 06-08 Migration out: 06-29 - 10-27Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=15-17 cm, wingspan=42-45 cm, weight=39-56 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Little ringed plover / Flussregenpfeifer (Charadrius dubius)
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Stelzenläufer mit kleinem Flussregenpfeifer. 2022-04-12 14:25:34
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-10.
Description
General: Deutschland: Brut-, ZugvogelVocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 03-01 - 10-18 Breeding: 04-20 - 07-20 Migration in: 03-01 - 05-31 Migration out: 06-29 - 10-18Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=14-15 cm, wingspan=42-48 cm, weight=32-48 gHabitats: Wetland
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2022-04-10 11:10:23 Source: BirdNet 20220410_111023 birdnet - Flussregenpfeifer - Flussregenpfeifer - Felanitx.mp3 (song)
Details
Red knot / Knutt (Calidris canutus)
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Red knots, according to MerlinBirdID - underway to somewhere better at Las Coloradas. 2023-04-15 09:34:08 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=23-25 cm, wingspan=57-61 cm, weight=110-160 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Dunlin / Alpenstrandläufer (Calidris alpina)
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Wikipedia: Dunlin Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Dunlin_%28Calidris_alpina%29_juvenile.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 1
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 03-01 - 03-23 Migration out: 03-15 - 03-23Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=16-20 cm, wingspan=38-43 cm, weight=35-60 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Sanderling / Sanderling (Calidris alba)
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Wahrscheinlich Sanderling - there must be a better photo. 2024-09-14 15:34:48 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-27.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 04-11 - 10-27 Migration in: 10-07 - 10-15 Migration out: 04-20 - 05-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=20-21 cm, wingspan=40-45 cm, weight=44-70 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Ruddy turnstone / Steinwälzer (Arenaria interpres)
Ruddy turnstone, San Christiana, Tenerife. 2022-03-19 10:26:30
First observed in Tenerife on 2022-03-19.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 2
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 04-11 - 10-18 Migration in: 05-01 - 06-20 Migration out: 05-01 - 06-08Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=22-24 cm, wingspan=50-57 cm, weight=85-150 gHabitats: Wetland Details
Eurasian woodcock / Waldschnepfe (Scolopax rusticola)
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Wikipedia: Eurasian woodcock Source: WIKIPEDIA
Woodcock_earthworm.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL VVocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 03-23 - 08-09 Migration in: 02-20 - 05-01 Migration out: 09-07 - 12-16Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=33-35 cm, wingspan=56-60 cm, weight=131-420 gHabitats: Forest Details
Common snipe / Bekassine (Gallinago gallinago)
Wahrscheinlich Bekassine mit dem langen Schnabel, Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 11:54:14 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-10-24.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General:
Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 1
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Migration in: 01-01 - 05-21 Migration out: 07-20 - 12-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=25-27 cm, wingspan=44-47 cm, weight=80-140 gHabitats: Wetland
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC812599 - Common Snipe song, one note, 4x per sec - Gallinago gallinago.mp3 (song)
Calls:
XC947581 - Common Snipe flight call - Gallinago gallinago.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC947581 - Common Snipe flight call - Gallinago gallinago.mp3 (flight call)
Call attributes: flight call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz), Special sounds: quack.
Details
Common sandpiper / Flussuferläufer (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) probing mud banks in Kolkata I IMG 4169, by J.M.Garg - Own work. Source: OTHER
Common_Sandpiper_(Actitis_hypoleucos)_probing_mud_banks_in_Kolkata_I_IMG_4169, by J.M.Garg - Own work.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-09-04.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 2
Etymology: Birdweather: Mein Birdweather Gerät hat öfter das Gefühl dass es einen Flussuferläufer hört; Merlin hat es auch einmal gemeldet. [Link]
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=19-21 cm, wingspan=38-41 cm, weight=40-60 gHabitats: Wetland
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2024-08-08 07:22:45 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20240808_072245-Birdweather-Common_Sandpiper call.mp3 (call)
Calls:
XC927032 - Common Sandpiper 2-note call - Actitis hypoleucos.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC927032 - Common Sandpiper 2-note call - Actitis hypoleucos.mp3 (call)
2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC924773 - Common Sandpiper flight call, swoop, 2 to 8 notes - Actitis hypoleucos.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC924773 - Common Sandpiper flight call, swoop, 2 to 8 notes - Actitis hypoleucos.mp3 (flight call)
Call attributes: Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz),
Details
Common tern / Flussseeschwalbe (Sterna hirundo)
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Flussseeschwalbe. 2023-07-08 19:00:12 Neeracherried
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-27.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 2
Etymology:
Seasonal Behavior:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 03-23 - 10-07 Breeding: 05-01 - 07-29 Migration in: 03-23 - 06-09 Migration out: 06-29 - 10-07Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=31-35 cm, wingspan=77-98 cm, weight=110-150 gHabitats: River and lake
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2020-04-27 14:08:13 Source: BirdNet 20200427_140813 birdnet 430 - Common tern.mp3 Luppmen (song)
Details
Arctic tern / Kü̈stenseeschwalbe (Sterna paradisaea)
Küstenseeschwalbe. 2026-05-25 08:24:41 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2026-05-25.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 2
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen hereOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=33-35 cm, wingspan=75-85 cm, weight=95-120 gDetails
Roseate tern / Rosenseeschwalbe (Sterna dougallii)
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Wikipedia: Roseate tern Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Roseate_terns_Palometas.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=33-38 cm, wingspan=72-80 cm, weight=92-133 gDetails
Great skua / Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General: Deutschland: seltener Zugvogel, seltener Wintergast
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 04-01 - 10-27 Migration in: 10-18 - 10-27 Migration out: 10-18 - 10-25Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=53-58 cm, wingspan=132-140 cm, weight=1210-1630 gDetails
Long-tailed jaeger / Falkenraubmöwe (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Wikipedia: Long-tailed jäger Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Long-tailed_Skua_%28js%29_26.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: seltener Zugvogel
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen hereOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=48-53 cm, wingspan=105-117 cm, weight=240-350 gDetails
Parasitic jaeger / Schmarotzerraubmöwe (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Arctic Skua, defending its nest. 2015-06-10 14:32:52
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-10.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Zugvogel
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen hereOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=41-46 cm, wingspan=110-125 cm, weight=330-570 gDetails
Pomarine jaeger / Spatelraubmöwe (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Wikipedia: Pomarine jäger Source: WIKIPEDIA
Stercorarius_pomarinusPCCA20070623-3985B.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: seltener Zugvogel
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen hereOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=46-51 cm, wingspan=125-138 cm, weight=600-900 gDetails
Family Burhinidae (Triele, Haematopodidae – Austernfischer und Recurvirostridae – Säbelschnäblerverwandte):
Eurasian coot / Blässhuhn (Fulica atra)
Eurasian coot in the rain. 2025-04-21 09:29:12 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-14.
Description
General:Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round birdOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=36-38 cm, wingspan=70-80 cm, weight=600-1000 gHabitats: River and lake
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC841364 - Eurasian Coot song - Fulica atra.mp3 (song)
Calls:
XC902440 - Eurasian Coot squeaky call - Fulica atra.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC902440 - Eurasian Coot squeaky call - Fulica atra.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz), Special sounds: weird.
Details
Common moorhen / Teichhuhn (Gallinula chloropus)
Teichhuhn am Greifensee. 2022-01-27 14:06:40 Greifensee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-12.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General: Seen at the Pfäffikersee walking across the path from one set of reeds to another. An apprentice at the nature center gave us the identification, presuming it was a juvenile because of the lack of color. I'd have said its legs were shorter, but the moorhen definitely has the main trait we saw, that it holds its short tail in the air.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL V
Habitat:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-20 - 08-09 Migration in: 03-01 - 05-01 Migration out: 09-07 - 12-16Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=32-35 cm, wingspan=50-55 cm, weight=240-420 gHabitats: Wetland
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC946631 - Common Moorhen call, like a quack - Gallinula chloropus.mp3 (call)
Calls:
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz), Special sounds: quack.
Details
Mäusebussard nah bei Gutenswil. 2024-06-04 10:29:56 Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-17.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.General:
Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round birdOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=51-57 cm, wingspan=113-128 cm, weight=550-1300 gHabitats: Agricultural
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2026-02-24 16:08:50
Calls:
XC917665 - Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo - call.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC917665 - Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo - call.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz), Special sounds: swoop.
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Sperber Paar im Naturschutzgebiet im Staldenweiher-Wald. 2024-08-04 18:33:32 Staldenweiher
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-06.
Description
General:Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 05-01 - 08-09 Migration in: 02-20 - 05-10 Migration out: 08-18 - 11-06Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=28-38 cm, wingspan=55-70 cm, weight=110-342 gHabitats: Agricultural
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC818384 - Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus - call, Brandenburg, Germany.mp3 (call)
Calls:
Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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Wikipedia: Trocaz pigeon Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Trocaz_Pigeon_Madeira.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
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Rock dove with beautiful orange eyes. 2025-06-06 15:26:39 Stromboli
First observed in La Gomera on 2022-03-08.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 01-01 - 12-31Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=31-34 cm, wingspan=63-70 cm, weight=230-370 gHabitats: Settlement
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song:♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC661807 - Rock Dove call - Columba livia.mp3 (call)
No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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Wikipedia European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur). Source: WIKIPEDIA
Wikipedia European_Turtle_Dove_(Streptopelia_turtur).jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2023-06-19.
Description
General:Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 3
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 04-11 - 10-07 Breeding: 05-10 - 07-10 Migration in: 04-11 - 06-20 Migration out: 08-09 - 10-07Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=26-28 cm, wingspan=47-53 cm, weight=100-180 gHabitats: Forest
Vocalisation
Song: Trilling coo. Song:Details
Turmfalke zwischen Fehraltorf und Mesikon. 2021-10-16 15:25:46 Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-24.
Description
General: Oft seen in the fields around Fehraltorf, flapping away to stay in place.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-20 - 08-29 Migration in: 02-10 - 05-10 Migration out: 08-18 - 11-15Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=32-35 cm, wingspan=71-80 cm, weight=156-252 gHabitats: Agricultural
Similar species
Song or calls similar to: Pallid swift.Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2026-04-28 15:13:38
Calls:
XC928672 - Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus - calls.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC928672 - Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus - calls.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, fast, Frequency: 2-7 KHz,
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Great northern loon, Squam Lake, New Hampshire. 2023-10-06 12:26:58 New England
First observed in New England on 2023-10-06.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.General: Deutschland: seltener Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen hereOther Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=69-91 cm, wingspan=69-91 cm, weight=3600-4480 gDetails
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Wikipedia: Manx shearwater Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Manx_Shearwater.JPG
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General:
Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=31-36 cm, wingspan=76-88 cm, weight=375-459 gDetails
Wikipedia: Barolo shearwater Source: WIKIPEDIA
Barolo_Shearwater.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
General:Details
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Wikipedia: Fea's petrel Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Feas_Petrel_From_The_Crossley_ID_Guide_Eastern_Birds.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General:
Details
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Wikipedia: Zino's petrel Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Zino%27s_petrel_sketch.png
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
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Wikipedia: Bulwer's petrel Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-P%C3%A9trel_de_Bulwer.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Australia.General:
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Wikipedia: Great shearwater Source: WIKIPEDIA
Puffinus_gravisPCCA20070623-3641B.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=43-51 cm, wingspan=100-118 cm, weight=715-950 gDetails
Wikipedia: White-faced storm-petrel Source: WIKIPEDIA
Godmanstormlg.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa.Details
Wikipedia: Band-rumped storm-petrel Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Band_rumped_storm_petrel_Andre_Raine_KESRP_%2821789178016%29.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa.General:
Details
Wikipedia: European storm-petrel Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-European_Storm_Petrel_From_The_Crossley_ID_Guide_Eastern_Birds.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Vocalization:
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Physical details
Physical details: length=14-18 cm, wingspan=36-39 cm, weight=23-30 gDetails
Wikipedia: Wilson's storm-petrel Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Oceanites_oceanicus_-_SE_Tasmania.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.Details
Wikipedia: Barn owl Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Tyto_alba_-British_Wildlife_Centre%2C_Surrey%2C_England-8a_%281%29.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Year-round bird Breeding: 04-01 - 09-17Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=33-35 cm, wingspan=80-95 cm, weight=240-350 gHabitats: Agricultural Details
Wiedehopf in Calo dOr, Mallorca, fliegt öfter um die Bucht herum. 2022-04-07 12:33:32
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-07.
Description
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 2Etymology:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 03-12 - 09-28 Breeding: 04-20 - 07-29 Migration in: 03-12 - 05-10 Migration out: 07-20 - 09-28Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=26-28 cm, wingspan=42-46 cm, weight=55-87 gHabitats: Agricultural Details
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Wikipedia: Common quail Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-A_common_quail_in_Lebanon.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL VVocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 04-20 - 10-07 Breeding: 05-10 - 08-18 Migration in: 04-20 - 07-10 Migration out: 07-29 - 10-07Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=16-18 cm, wingspan=32-35 cm, weight=75-135 gHabitats: Agricultural Details
Mindestens 20 Mauersegler beim Sportfeld in Rapperswil, wo Magnus und die Renegades gespielt haben. 2026-05-16 18:00:30 Rapperswil
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-06-10.
Description
General: Vielleicht haben wir bald Mauersegler Brutkästen am Haus!General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel
Etymology:
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 04-20 - 09-28 Breeding: 05-01 - 08-18 Migration in: 04-20 - 05-31 Migration out: 07-20 - 09-28Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=16-17 cm, wingspan=42-48 cm, weight=31-56 gHabitats: Settlement
Vocalisation
Song: Song:Calls:
XC564619 - Common Swift - Apus apus - calls.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC564619 - Common Swift - Apus apus - calls.mp3 (call)
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, fast, Frequency: 4-7 KHz,
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Wikipedia: Plain swift Source: WIKIPEDIA
Einfarbsegler.jpg
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Never observed (yet!)
Description
General:Details
Pallid swift at xx, Lanzarota. 2025-02-25 11:41:29 Lanzarote
First observed in Lanzarote on 2025-02-25.
Description
Vocalization:
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 03-23 - 11-15 Breeding: 05-01 - 11-06 Migration in: 03-23 - 05-21 Migration out: 09-07 - 11-15Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=16-17 cm, wingspan=42-46 cm, weight=41 gHabitats: Settlement
Similar species
Song or calls similar to: Common kestrel.Vocalisation
Calls:XC897963 - Pallid Swift - Apus pallidus - flight call in Portugal.
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC897963 - Pallid Swift - Apus pallidus - flight call in Portugal.mp3 (flight call)
Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,
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Classification not found:
General: 3 species not correctly classifiedWestern subalpine warbler / Westliche Weissbart-Grasmücke (Curruca iberiae)
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Wikipedia: Western subalpine warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA
1200px-Western_Subalpine_Warbler_Sylvia_inornata%2C_Aiguamolls_de_l%27Empord%C3%A0.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2025-06-07.
Description
General:Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2025-06-07 11:09:00 Switzerland (song)
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Scopoli's shearwater / Sepiasturmtaucher (Calonectris diomedia)
Wikipedia: Scopoli's shearwater Source: WIKIPEDIA
Scopoli%27s_Shearwater.jpg
First observed in Canary Islands on 2022-03-16.
Description
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.General:
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song attributes: Frequency:♫ 2022-03-16 22:04:37 (song)
Details
Woolesser short-toed lark / Stummellerche (Alaudala rufescens)
Description
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=13-14 cm, wingspan=24-32 cm, weight=21-30 gDetails