Birds of The world in taxonomic hierarchy

Common goldeneye / Schellente (Bucephala clangula)
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Schellente, Altnau. 2024-12-07 13:28:47
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-26.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Etymology: Nabu: Schellenten verdanken ihren Namen dem pfeifenden und wie ein Klingeln («Schellen») tönenden Fluggeräusch. [Vogelwarte.ch erklärt: ]
Appearance and identification: Grüner Kopf mit gelbem Auge (Goldeneye), weisser Kreis zwischen Auge und (schwarzem) Schnabel, weisser Bauch und Seiten mit etwa 5 dünnen schwarzen Streifen, schwarzer Rücken. In Island gibt's eine sehr ähnliche Ente und in kleineren Mengen auch diese.
Seasonal Behavior: Wintergast am Pfäffikersee.
Vocalization: Male display sound a dry nasal disyllabic "Ka-weerr". First note introductory and second longer and descending. Usually accompanied by back-throwing head motion. Female: dry harsh "aahrrrr aahrrrr aahrrrr ". Wings make a characteristic whistling sound. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 01-01 - 05-21
Migration out: 10-07 - 12-31
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Physical details

Physical details: length=42-50 cm, wingspan=65-80 cm, weight=650-1200 g
Habitats: River and lake
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Bufflehead / Büffelkopfente (Bucephala albeola)
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Wikipedia: Bufflehead Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Bucephala-albeola-007.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is a small sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Anas albeola.^[2] [more]
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Barrow's goldeneye / Spatelente (Bucephala islandica)
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Spatelenten, Myvatn, Iceland. 2015-06-05 11:20:16
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-05.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This bird was named after Sir John Barrow. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek boukephalos, "bullheaded", from bous, "bull " and kephale, "head", a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead. The species name islandica means Iceland.^[2] [more]
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Red-breasted merganser / Mittelsäger (Mergus serrator)
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Mittelsäger-Paar im Luppmen in Fehraltorf. 2025-02-03 16:58:13 Luppmen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-04-06.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Personal notes: Zuerst gesehen in Lago Maggiore in Locarno. Jan 2022 auch als Wintergast am Pfäffikersee. [Link]
Appearance and identification: In winter you can admire a few of these birds with the straggly tuft. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 05-01 - 07-29
Migration in: 10-18 - 12-31
Migration out: 02-20 - 05-21
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Physical details

Physical details: length=52-58 cm, wingspan=70-86 cm, weight=900-1350 g
Habitats: River and lake

Similar species

Looks similar to: Greater scaup. Details

Goosander / Gänsesäger (Mergus merganser)
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Gänsesäger Weibchen mit dem Punk-Look, Locarno. 2024-09-02 15:51:02 Locarno
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-26.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Zuerst gesehen am Pfäffikersee.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 2
Vocalization: Male: Mostly heard when courting. A twanging, disyllabic "whip-ooooo", first syllable ascending and second whistle-like and rapidly falling. Female: A coarse "ahrrr ahrrrr", or a raspy drawn "ah-ahrrrrrr ah-ahrrrrr", slightly rising, then falling in pitch. Also various cackling sounds. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 03-23 - 07-20
Migration in: 01-01 - 04-11
Migration out: 10-27 - 12-31
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=58-66 cm, wingspan=82-97 cm, weight=900-2100 g
Habitats: River and lake

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ 2021-05-10 09:09:39 Source: BirdNet 20210510_090939 birdnet 1539 - Common Merganser plus Golden Oriole - = - Common Merganser - Locarno.mp3 Locarno (song)

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Common eider / Eiderente (Somateria mollissima)
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Eiderente Männchen am Zürichsee bei Rapperswil. 2022-11-06 14:14:32 Rapperswil
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-09.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: Nabu: Auch heute noch erinnert ihr wissenschaftlicher Name an die Bedeutung ihrer isolierenden Daunen für die Menschen. Übersetzt bedeutet ihr Name nämlich „die Allerweichste mit dem schwarzen Körper“. [Link]
Ihr Ruf klingt heiserer und ist lautmalerisch mit gro-gro-ó umschrieben. [Link]
Geography: Die im Norden Europas häufige und wegen ihren Daunenfedern bekannte Eiderente war in der Schweiz früher ein seltener Gast. Doch in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts erfolgten mehrere grosse Einflüge. Dank der Wandermuschelvermehrung war das Nahrungsangebot ausreichend und die Vögel verbrachten zunehmend den Sommer bei uns. Mittlerweile gehört die Eiderente sogar zu den Brutvögeln, was für einen ans Meer angepassten Vogel bemerkenswert ist. [Link]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=50-71 cm, wingspan=80-108 cm, weight=1500-2800 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Mallard / Stockente (Anas platyrhynchos)
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Stockente Weibchen. 2024-08-02 15:56:02 Greifensee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-05-20.

Description

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: Der heutige Name kann als Hinweis auf ihre Brutplätze verstanden werden, zu denen auf Stock gesetzte Weiden, Weidengebüsch oder auch Reisighaufen gehören. ['Stock' wird weiter erklärt: Als Stockausschlag bezeichnet man bei Bäumen und Sträuchern Triebe, die nach dem Verlust der primären Sprossachse neu aus dem Stumpf oder Stubben (der dann „Stock“ genannt wird) austreiben.] [Link]
The name 'was derived from the Old French malart or mallart for "wild drake"' [Link]
Dazu zählt der charakteristische Grunzpfiff der Männchen, der lautmalerisch mit „gerijib“ oder „fihb“ umschrieben wird. [Link]
Vocalization: Female: A distinct coarse, laughing quacking; "haaa ha ha ha ha ha", with first note accented and then descending in pitch. Male: a more silent, very nasal "rriib". [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 03-12 - 07-29
Migration in: 02-01 - 05-01
Migration out: 07-29 - 12-31
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Physical details

Physical details: length=50-65 cm, wingspan=81-98 cm, weight=750-1450 g
Habitats: River and lake
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Eurasian teal / Krickente (Anas crecca)
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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: Die hellen «krrik»-Rufe der stimmfreudigen Erpel verhalfen dieser Art zu ihrem deutschen Namen. [Link]
Vocalization: Male: characteristic, short, highly resonant and metallic "plytt". A bit similar to Pintail, but higher pitched and lacking accompanying whistling sound. Female: various quacking sounds generally quicker paced, more nasal and noticeably higher pitched than Mallard. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=34-38 cm, wingspan=58-64 cm, weight=200-450 g
Habitats: 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),
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Northern shoveler / Löffelente (Spatula clypeata)
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Löffelente am Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-06 08:47:36 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-08.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: Wintergast am Greifensee.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 3
Appearance and identification: PK: white, black, rust-brown, yellow eyes, black spoonbill, red legs.
Vocalization: Male is characteristic and most often heard: A hoarse nasal knocking sound "took took", often staccato or disyllabic. Female similar to Mallard but flatter and more creaking. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=44-52 cm, wingspan=70-84 cm, weight=470-800 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Northern pintail / Spiessente (Anas acuta)
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Spiessente plus 2 Hockerschwäne. 2024-12-07 12:01:46
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-01-27.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: Long tailfeathers make the name obvious, also a thin white stripe from the white neck up the back of the head.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 3
Vocalization: Female: similar to Mallards coarse laughing sound, but with a more emphasized first "haaa", and a more silent accelerating subsequent "laugh". Male: Pleasant, resonant "plop" similar to Teal, but lower pitched, richer, mellower and not so metallic. Accompanied by a higher pitched, slightly raspy whistling "aiiooo" rising and falling in pitch. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 02-01 - 05-10
Migration out: 08-18 - 12-07
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Physical details

Physical details: length=51-66 cm, wingspan=51-66 cm, weight=500-1100 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Pacific black duck / Augenbrauenente (Anas superciliosa)
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Wikipedia: Pacific black duck Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Pacific_Black_Duck_%28Anas_superciliosa%29_RWD2.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Australia.
General: The Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa), commonly known as the PBD, is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east. It is usually called the grey duck in New Zealand, where it is also known by its Maori name, pārera. [more]
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Eurasian wigeon / Pfeifente (Mareca penelope)
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The big gull is a Mittelmeermoewe then there's a Lachmoewe and two Pfeifenten. 2025-09-13 14:11:02 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-24.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: Es ist der Ruf des Männchens, der zu dem deutschen Namen der Art geführt hat. Das Männchen leitet seine kurzen, scharfen, zwei- bis dreisilbigen pfeifenden wiu-Rufe häufig mit einem krr krkrkrr ein. [Link]
Appearance and identification: Funny red head (made me confused it with the Kolbente) that's brown with a golden forehead (Kolbente is brown, a bit lighter at the back of the head) is the obvious characteristic. Also has a nice black and white pattern on its back and wings with white-rimmed black feathers at the end of the wing, a bit of white before a black butt.
Vocalization: Male: a pleasant high pitched whistle "piiiiuuu", rapidly rising in pitch and then falling. Quite vocal. Female: a harsh "kraaa kraaa kraa" more like female diving-ducks than other dabbling-ducks. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 02-20 - 05-10
Migration out: 09-07 - 12-31
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=45-51 cm, wingspan=75-86 cm, weight=500-1000 g
Habitats: River and lake

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC613742-Pfeifente von Adrien Mauss.mp3 (song)


Pfeifen, fast wie ein Rotmilan oder Mäusebussard. Ton steigt und fällt!

Call attributes: Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),
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Gadwall / Schnatterente (Mareca strepera)
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MerlinBirdID meint Schnatterente - ich habe gehofft herauszufinden welche Ente das typische Gelbe da hinten hat. 2022-02-05 14:34:58 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-08.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: In my mind this is the chocolate duck.
General: Deutschland: Brutvogel im 19. Jahrhundert aus Osteuropa und Asien zugewandert
Etymology: The etymology of the word gadwall is not known, but the name has been in use since 1666.[9] [Link]
Nabu: Die Schnatterente fällt aber – wie ihr Name schon vermuten lässt – durch ihre Art der Nahrungssuche auf. Sie durchschnattert das Wasser mit ihrem Schnabel. [Link]
Appearance and identification: Chocolate bill, black-and-white pattern on head, shoulders, belly, sides of wings, chocolate patterned wings, black butt, a bit of white before the butt.
Appearance and identification: Nabu: Die Schnatterente ähnelt auf den ersten Blick so sehr der weiblichen Stockente, dass man diese schnell verwechseln kann. [Link]
Seasonal Behavior: Wintergast am Greifensee.

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-20 - 07-20
Migration in: 02-20 - 05-21
Migration out: 07-20 - 12-31
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=46-56 cm, wingspan=84-95 cm, weight=550-1000 g
Habitats: River and lake

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ 2021-10-24 13:12:46 Source: Zoom H6/H2n Neeracherried (song)

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American wigeon / Nordamerikanische Pfeifente (Mareca americana)
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Wikipedia: American wigeon Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Anas_americana_-_drake.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General: The American wigeon (Mareca americana), also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. Formerly assigned to Anas, this species is classified with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian wigeon. Mareca is from the Brazilian-Portuguese word Marréco for a small duck and americana refers to America.^[2][3] [more]
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Southern pochard / Rotaugenente (Netta erythrophthalma)
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Wikipedia: Southern pochard Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Southern_Pochard_%28Netta_erythrophthalma%29_RWD1.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: South America, Africa.
General: The southern pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) is a species of duck, and a member of the genus Netta. There are two subspecies, the South American (southern) pochard N. e. erythrophthalma (Wied-Neuwied, 1833) and the African (southern) pochard N. e. brunnea (Eyton, 1838). [more]
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Common pochard / Tafelente (Aythya ferina)
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Tafelente mit roten Augen, braunem Kopf, Schnabel schwarz plus silber, fein und schön gemusterte Feder am Rücken. 2022-02-05 13:09:16 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-08.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Wintergast am Greifensee.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast in den westl. Bundesl. erst seit den 1920/1930er heimisch
Etymology: Die in der deutschen Sprache übliche Bezeichnung Tafelente ist ein Hinweis auf das als schmackhaft angesehene Fleisch dieses Entenvogels. [Link]
Appearance and identification: Tafelente: Wiederspruch: wer isst ein Tier mit roten Augen?Rostbraun, schwarz, schwarz-weiss-gemustert, Schnabel schwarz UND weiss.
Vocalization: Female: a coarse "ahrrrrrrr-ahrrrrr-ahrrrr" with a vibrating quality. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 05-01 - 07-29
Migration in: 01-01 - 05-10
Migration out: 07-20 - 12-31
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Physical details

Physical details: length=42-49 cm, wingspan=72-82 cm, weight=650-1200 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Greater scaup / Bergente (Aythya marila)
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Wikipedia: Greater scaup Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Greater-scaup-male2.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 01-21 - 01-29
Migration out: 01-21 - 02-20
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=42-51 cm, wingspan=72-84 cm, weight=700-1300 g
Habitats: River and lake

Similar species

Looks similar to: Red-breasted merganser. Details

Egyptian goose / Nilgans (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
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Nilgans bei Pfäffikon SZ. 2022-11-06 14:41:44 Pfaeffikon SZ
First observed in Botswana on 2016-09-24.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: Wintergast am Greifensee. Invasiv. Nach Vogelwarte.ch: 'als Ziervogel im 18. Jahrhundert in Europa eingeführt... Ausgehend von einer in den 1970er Jahren in den Niederlanden und Belgien gebildeten Population breitete sich die Nilgans rasant dem Rhein und seinen Nebenflüssen entlang aus und hat inzwischen auch die Schweiz erreicht.
General: Deutschland: etabliertes Neozoon, Brut-, Jahresvogel
Etymology: Es wird lautmalerisch mit honk-hää-hää-hää umschrieben. [Link]
Vocalization: Quite vocal when interacting. [Link]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=63-73 cm, wingspan=134-154 cm, weight=1500-2250 g
Details

Mandarin duck / Mandarinente (Aix galericulata)
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Wikipedia: Mandarin duck Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Pair_of_mandarin_ducks.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: etabliertes Neozoon, Brut-, Jahresvogel
Vocalization: Other sounds include a short and sharp, coot-like "ket", and a short "ack". [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-11 - 06-29
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Physical details

Physical details: length=41-49 cm, wingspan=68-74 cm, weight=571-608 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Wood duck / Brautente (Aix sponsa)
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Wikipedia: Wood duck Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Wood_Duck_%28Aix_sponsa%29%2C_Parc_du_Rouge-Clo%C3%AEtre%2C_Brussels.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) is a species of perching duck found in North America. It is one of the most colorful North American waterfowl.^[2][3] [more]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-11 - 06-29
More details at Vogelwarte.ch
Details

Muscovy duck / Moschusente (Cairina moschata)
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These Muscovy ducks are the ones that gather by the parking area. 2025-02-14 18:00:39 Fuerteventura
First observed in Fuerteventura on 2025-02-14.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General: The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico and Central and South America. Small wild and feral breeding populations have established themselves in the United States, particularly in Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, the Big Island of Hawaii, as well as in many other parts of North America, including southern Canada. Feral Muscovy ducks are found in New Zealand, Australia, and in parts of Europe. [more]
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Ruddy duck / Schwarzkopf-Ruderente (Oxyura jamaicensis)
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Wikipedia: Ruddy duck Source: WIKIPEDIA Oxyura_jamaicensis_FWS.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General: Deutschland: eingebürgertes Neozoon, ausnahmsweise Brutvogel
Details

Harlequin duck / Kragenente (Histrionicus histrionicus)
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Wikipedia: Harlequin duck Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Histrionicus_histrionicus_drake_Barnegat.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) is a small sea duck. It takes its name from Harlequin (French Arlequin, Italian Arlecchino), a colourfully dressed character in Commedia dell'arte. The species name comes from the Latin word "histrio", meaning "actor".^[2] In North America it is also known as lords and ladies. Other names include painted duck, totem pole duck, rock duck, glacier duck, mountain duck, white-eyed diver, squeaker and blue streak. [more]
Details

Long-tailed duck / Eisente (Clangula hyemalis)
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Wikipedia: Long-tailed duck Source: WIKIPEDIA Long-tailed-duck.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: Very vocal and distinct. Male: a pleasant resonant melodic "ahh-aaooee" in a yodeling, breaking triad. Starting with an accented first note (ahh), then gliding from first through second and third note (-aaoooeee). Far carrying. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 03-15 - 03-23
Migration out: 03-01 - 03-23
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

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Physical details

Physical details: length=40-47 cm, wingspan=40-47 cm, weight=550-900 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

White-winged scoter / Höckersamtente (Melanitta deglandi)
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Wikipedia: White-winged scoter Source: WIKIPEDIA White-winged_Scoter.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Melanitta fusca deglandi [more]
Details

Common scoter / Trauerente (Melanitta nigra)
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Wikipedia: Common scoter Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Eurasian_common_scoter.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: Anas nigra Linnaeus, 1758 [more]
Vocalization: More vocal than other Scoters. Short, whistling sounds, sometimes reminiscent of a male teal, but a little bit deeper in pitch. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 03-15 - 03-23
Migration out: 03-01 - 03-23
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=44-54 cm, wingspan=79-90 cm, weight=650-1300 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Velvet scoter / Samtente (Melanitta fusca)
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Sieben Samtenten, Durchzügler die nicht in der Schweiz bleiben. 2023-02-09 16:15:58 Switzerland
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2023-02-09.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: Seldom heard. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=51-58 cm, wingspan=90-99 cm, weight=1100-2000 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Tundra bean goose / Tundrasaatgans (Anser serrirostris)
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Wikipedia: Tundra bean goose Source: WIKIPEDIA Tundra_Bean_Goose.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris) is a goose that breeds in northern Siberia. This and the taiga bean goose are recognised as separate species by the American Ornithological Society and International Ornithologists' Union, but are considered a single species by other authorities (collectively called bean goose). It is migratory and winters further south in Asia. The taiga and tundra bean goose diverged about 2.5 million years ago and established secondary contact ca. 60,000 years ago, resulting in extensive gene flow.^[1] [more]
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Snow goose / Schneegans (Anser caerulescens)
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Wikipedia: Snow goose Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Snow_goose_in_Central_Park_%2833138%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Die Schneegans (Anser caerulescens) ist eine den Feldgänsen zugehörige Echte Gans und gehört somit zur Familie der Entenvögel. Nach neueren molekulargenetischen Untersuchungen wird sie manchmal auch in eine eigene Gattung (Chen) gestellt.^[1] Die Art wurde erstmals 1758 von Carl von Linné in seinem Werk Systema Naturae beschrieben. Es werden mit der Kleinen Schneegans (A. c. caerulescens) und der Großen Schneegans (A. c. atlanticus) zwei Unterarten unterschieden. Bei der Kleinen Schneegans tritt außerdem eine Farbvariante mit bläulich graubraunem Gefieder auf. [more]
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Taiga bean goose / Saatgans (Anser fabalis)
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Wikipedia: Taiga bean goose Source: WIKIPEDIA Bean.goose.600pix.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast Bruten gehen auf entflogene Tiere zurück

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=66-84 cm, wingspan=142-175 cm, weight=2220-4060 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

White-fronted goose / Blässgans (Anser albifrons)
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White-fronted goose closeup, on the way home from Laphroiag? 2023-08-11 13:38:38 Scotland
First observed in Scotland on 2023-08-11.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast Bruten gehen auf entflogene Tiere zurück
Vocalization: Similar to Bean- and Greylag Goose, but higher pitched, more musical, often disyllabic and with a laughing quality. Far from as high pitched as Lesser White-fronted Goose. [Link]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=65-78 cm, wingspan=130-165 cm, weight=1800-3100 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Mute swan / Höckerschwan (Cygnus olor)
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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: Ein Schwanenweibchen, das Junge führt, lässt bei Annäherung eines fliegenden Fressfeindes mehrsilbige ächzende Laute hören, die lautmalerisch mit krrr-wip-wip, chh oder einem tiefen chorr umschrieben werden können. [Link]
Vocalization: Silent compared to other swans. A repertoire of snorting, grunting and hissing sound when interacting. No far carrying sounds. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=145-160 cm, wingspan=208-238 cm, weight=7000-14000 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Common whooper / Singschwan (Cygnus cygnus)
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Whooper swan, Iceland. 2015-06-03 16:01:16
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-03.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization: Quite vocal. Trumpet-like clear honks of half a second length most frequent in flight and take-off/landing. Often voiced with a register break. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 03-12 - 03-19
Migration out: 02-20 - 03-12
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=145-160 cm, wingspan=218-243 cm, weight=8500-10000 g
Habitats: River and lake

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ 2024-12-07 10:28:00 (song)

Details

Tundra swan / Pfeifschwan (Cygnus columbianus)
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Wikipedia: Tundra swan Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Cygnus-columbianus-columbianus-001.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2024-12-07.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: More vocal than other swans. Both higher pitched and deeper sounds. Birds on the water often gives crooning, crane-like notes with less defined pitch. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=115-127 cm, wingspan=180-211 cm, weight=3400-7800 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Cackling goose / Zwergkanadagans (Branta hutchinsii)
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Wikipedia: Cackling goose Source: WIKIPEDIA AleutianCanadaGoose2.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) is a North American bird of the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species. [more]
Details

Canada goose / Kanadagans (Branta canadensis)
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Canada goose. 2022-05-01 09:55:20
First observed in Maryland on 2022-05-01.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: etabliertes Neozoon, Brut-, Jahresvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: Trumpet like, resonant, honking sounds. Closer to Whooper Swans than many of the other geese. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=80-105 cm, wingspan=160-175 cm, weight=3670-5410 g

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ 2022-05-03 10:44:14 Source: BirdNet 20220503_104414 birdnet - Canada Goose - 2022-05-03 10:44:14 - Canada Goose - Cockeysville.mp3 Cockeysville (song)

Details

Brant / Ringelgans (Branta bernicla)
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Wikipedia: Brant Source: WIKIPEDIA Brent-Goose.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: A bubbling, trembling, ascending, three syllable "ahrahrrhit", quite different from other geese. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 11-26 - 12-31
Migration out: 03-12 - 04-20
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=56-61 cm, wingspan=110-120 cm, weight=1300-1600 g
Details

Cinnamon teal / Zimtente (Spatula cyanoptera)

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Wikipedia: Cinnamon teal Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Sarcelle_cannelle_%28Spatula_cyanoptera%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General: [more]
Details

Fulvous whistling-duck / Gelbe Pfeifgans (Dendrocygna bicolor)
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Wikipedia: Fulvous whistling-duck Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Dendrocygna_bicolor_wilhelma.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.

Details

White-faced whistling-duck / Witwenpfeifgans (Dendrocygna viduata)
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Wikipedia: White-faced whistling-duck Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Dendrocygna_viduata_upright.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: South America, Africa.
General: Anas viduata Linnaeus, 1766 [more]
Details

Great cormorant / Kormoran (Phalacrocorax carbo)

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Kormoran im Profil. 2024-05-22 17:14:35 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-26.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Seasonal Behavior: Lokaler Brutvogel, regelmässiger, häufiger Durchzügler und Wintergast.[Brutpaare am Zürichsee und Greifensee bei Mönchaltorf] [Link]
Vocalization: Mostly heard at breeding ground. Also deep, rattling and creaking sounds. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=80-100 cm, wingspan=130-160 cm, weight=1700-3000 g
Habitats: River and lake

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ 2021-05-19 07:39:23 Source: BirdNet 20210519_073923 birdnet 1559 - Great Cormorant - 2021-05-19 07:39:23 - Great Cormorant - Cudrefin.mp3 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge (song)

Calls: Coarse, vibrating calls "hahahahaharo". [Link] No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC770245 - Great Cormorant call - Phalacrocorax carbo.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC770245 - Great Cormorant call - Phalacrocorax carbo.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
Details

Double-crested cormorant / Ohrenscharbe (Phalacrocorax auritus)

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Double-crested cormorants hang out on the lightpost in Campeche. 2023-04-06 16:59:40 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-06.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General: The double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is a member of the cormorant family of water birds. Its habitat is near rivers and lakes as well as in coastal areas, and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico. Measuring 70–90 cm (28–35 in) in length, it is an all-black bird which gains a small double crest of black and white feathers in breeding season. It has a bare patch of orange-yellow facial skin. Five subspecies are recognized. It mainly eats fish and hunts by swimming and diving. Its feathers, like those of all cormorants, are not waterproof and it must spend time drying them out after spending time in the water. Once threatened by the use of DDT, the numbers of this bird have increased markedly in recent years. [more]
Details

Great egret / Silberreiher (Ardea alba)

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Silberreiher in Deutschland, von WikiCommons Von Andreas Eichler, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59954907 Source: OTHER Wikicommons 2016.10.30--Silberreiher.jpg
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: Silent outside breeding ground. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 03-01 - 05-31
Migration out: 08-09 - 11-15
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=85-102 cm, wingspan=140-170 cm, weight=960-1030 g
Habitats: Wetland

Vocalisation

Calls: In colonies various harsh calls like a dry, and mechanical "kerrrrrrr", and a very nasal "geet" or "ga-geet ga-geet" are heard. [Link] 1: Partly an awkward quack: uck uck. Rattles. Deep-toned urrr. Higher-toned trill.
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

Western cattle egret / Kuhreiher (Ardea ibis)

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Cattle egret. 2025-02-19 16:04:27 Fuerteventura
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-02-27.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC794287 - Eastern Cattle Egret - Bubulcus coromandus - call - Hong Kong, China.mp3 (call)


1: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.

2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC353848 - Western Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis - flight call - sevilla, andalucía, Spain.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC353848 - Western Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis - flight call - sevilla, andalucía, Spain.mp3 Spain (flight call)


Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
Details

Black-crowned night-heron / Nachtreiher (Nycticorax nycticorax)

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Nachtreiher in Camargue - the only bird I've been able to identify so far looking back on those old photos. 1991-07-15 12:41:47 Camargue
First observed in Camargue on 1991-07-15.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brutvogel, seltener Zugvogel RL 1

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-23 - 09-28
Migration in: 09-07 - 09-14
Migration out: 09-07 - 09-28
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=58-65 cm, wingspan=105-112 cm, weight=500-800 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Snowy egret / Schmuckreiher (Egretta thula)

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MerlinBirdID suggests snowy egret, but not so sure. 2023-04-15 08:34:40 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
General: The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, which is a diminutive of aigron, 'heron'. The species name thula is the Araucano term for the black-necked swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782.^[3] [more]
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Little blue heron / Blaureiher (Egretta caerulea)

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Wikipedia: Little blue heron Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Egretta_caerulea_-Cananeia%2C_Sao_Paulo%2C_Brasil-8.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
General: The little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron belonging to the family Ardeidae. [more]
Details

Pacific reef-egret / Riffreiher (Egretta sacra)

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Wikipedia: Pacific reef-egret Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Egretta_sacra.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia.

Details

American bittern / Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel (Botaurus lentiginosus)

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Wikipedia: American bittern Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Botaurus_lentiginosus_28079.JPG
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
General: The American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the northern and central parts of the United States, and wintering in the U.S. Gulf Coast states, all of Florida into the Everglades, the Caribbean islands and parts of Central America. [more]
Details

Green-backed heron / Mangrovereiher (Butorides striata)

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Striated heron. 2024-02-22 11:31:30 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-22.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, South America, Africa, Asia.

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC791519 - Striated Heron - Butorides striata - song, sounds like Ow plus pi-rol lhl, Copperbelt Province, Zambia.mp3 (song)


Details

Great frigatebird / Bindenfregattvogel (Fregata minor)

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Wikipedia: Great frigatebird Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Male_greater_frigate_bird_displaying.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.

Details

Magnificent frigatebird / Prachtfregattvogel (Fregata magnificens)

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Magnificent frigatebirds in Puerto Morelos. 2023-03-26 13:47:02 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-26.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
General: The magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) or man o' war is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114 centimetres (35–45 in) and wingspan of 2.17–2.44 m (7.1–8.0 ft) it is the largest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters off America, between northern Mexico and Perú on the Pacific coast and between Florida and southern Brazil along the Atlantic coast.^[1] There are also populations on the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific and the Cape Verde islands in the Atlantic. [more]
Details

White-tailed tropicbird / Weißschwanz-Tropikvogel (Phaethon lepturus)

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Wikipedia: White-tailed tropicbird Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-White-tailed_Tropicbird_-_Phaeton_lepturus.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.

Details

Red-billed tropicbird / Rotschnabel-Tropikvogel (Phaethon aethereus)

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Wikipedia: Red-billed tropicbird Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Red-billed_tropicbird.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.

Details

Red-tailed tropicbird / Rotschwanz-Tropikvogel (Phaethon rubricauda)

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Wikipedia: Red-tailed tropicbird Source: WIKIPEDIA Red-tailed_Tropicbird_RWD2.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.

Details

Red-footed booby / Rotfußtölpel (Sula sula)

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Wikipedia: Red-footed booby Source: WIKIPEDIA Sula_sula_by_Gregg_Yan_01.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Asia.

Details

Brown booby / Weißbauchtölpel (Sula leucogaster)

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Wikipedia: Brown booby Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Atob%C3%A1-pardo.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.

Details

Masked booby / Maskentölpel (Sula dactylatra)

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Wikipedia: Masked booby Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Starr_080606-6808_Coronopus_didymus.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.

Details

Northern gannet / Basstölpel (Morus bassanus)

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Wikipedia: Northern gannet Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Morus_bassanus_adu.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization: Heard mostly at breeding ground. Even, rhythmical series of harsh "harrr, harrr, harrr,". [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=87-100 cm, wingspan=165-180 cm, weight=2400-3600 g
Details

Glossy ibis / Brauner Sichler (Plegadis falcinellus)

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Sichler nach ornitho, Brauner Sichler nach Wikipedia oder Plegadis falcinellus, Neeracherried. 2022-09-04 07:11:46 Source: WIKIPEDIA 20220904_071146-DSC_0059 Sichler nach ornitho, Brauner Sichler nach Wikipedia oder Plegadis falcinellus, Neeracherried.JPG Neeracherried
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-09-04.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.

Vocalization: Generally silent away from breeding ground. Dry, crow-like "garr garr", may be heard occasionally in flight. At breeding ground various guttural grunts, and piping, hissing sounds. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=55-65 cm, wingspan=80-95 cm, weight=530-768 g
Details

Red-whiskered bulbul / Rotohrbülbül (Pycnonotus jocosus)
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Red-whiskered bulbul, Chiang Mai. 2024-01-21 14:42:26 Thailand
First observed in Thailand on 2024-01-21.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia.
General: introduced

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC776525 - Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus pattani.mp3 (song)


Details

Red-vented bulbul / Rußbülbül (Pycnonotus cafer)
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Wikipedia: Red-vented bulbul Source: WIKIPEDIA Red_Vented_Bulbul_India.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia.
General: Accidental
Details

Barn swallow / Rauchschwalbe (Hirundo rustica)
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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: In früheren Jahrhunderten flogen sie vielfach durch die Öffnungen im Giebel ein und aus, durch die auch der Rauch des Herdfeuers abzog. So erhielten sie den Namen Rauchschwalben. [Link]
Appearance and identification: Rauchschwalbes Bauch ist etwas braun rot, nicht weiss wie der von der Mehlschwalbe - was wahrscheinlich Quelle der zwei Namen ist. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-01 - 10-27
Breeding: 04-20 - 09-17
Migration in: 03-01 - 05-31
Migration out: 08-18 - 10-27
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=17-19 cm, wingspan=32-34 cm, weight=16-22 g
Habitats: Settlement

Similar species

Looks similar to: Common house martin.

Vocalisation

Song: General: Squeaky with occasional buzzes, usually heard in flock.
Song: Kann melodisch sein wenn einzeln gehört statt viele zusammen. [Link]
Song: Characteristic calls and song. Song a sparkling, squeaky energetic improvisation with interspersed contact calls, often with diagnostic ending; an electric and drawn-out "su-eerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr". [Link] Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, fast, Frequency: 2-6 KHz
Calls: Contact call a short and sharp "weet" or "kee-weet". [Link]
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),
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Bank swallow / Uferschwalbe (Riparia riparia)
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Bank swallow. 2024-01-26 15:58:58 Thailand
First observed in Thailand on 2024-01-26.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: The sand martin (Riparia riparia) or European sand martin, bank swallow, and collared sand martin in India, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole of Europe and the Mediterranean countries and across the Palearctic to the Pacific Ocean. It is a Holarctic species also found in North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, South America, and the Indian Subcontinent. [more]
Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL V

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-23 - 10-18
Breeding: 05-01 - 09-07
Migration in: 03-23 - 06-09
Migration out: 07-10 - 10-18
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=12 cm, wingspan=26-29 cm, weight=11-16 g
Habitats: Wetland

Vocalisation

Song: Fast raspy one-noter.
Song: Song a primitive improvisation on the contact call. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: non-musical, fast, Frequency: 1-7 KHz Special sounds: rasp
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC344092 - Sand Martin - Riparia riparia - raspy song but note, does not sing often.mp3 (song)


Calls: Contact call a mono- or disyllabic "trrrrt". Similar to House Martin but more raucous and less crisp, with less rolling r's, and with stable pitch throughout. Alarm call similar to House Martin; a sharp plaintive "tseep", but somewhat purer and more drawn. [Link] No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC659747 - Sand Martin - Riparia riparia - noisy call recorded in Sweden.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC659747 - Sand Martin - Riparia riparia - noisy call recorded in Sweden.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
Details

Cliff swallow / Fahlstirnschwalbe (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
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Wikipedia: Cliff swallow Source: WIKIPEDIA Petrochelidon_pyrrhonota_-flight_-Palo_Alto_Baylands-8.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General: The cliff swallow or American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) is a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins.^[2] The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek; Petrochelidon originates from the petros meaning "rock" and khelidon "swallow", pyrrhonota comes from purrhos meaning "flame-coloured" and -notos "-backed".^[3] [more]
Details

Eurasian skylark / Feldlerche (Alauda arvensis)
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Feldlerche auf einer Sonnenblume, Neunkirch. 2023-07-16 10:19:38 Neunkirch, Schaffhausen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-06-25.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America (introduced), Africa, Australia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 3
Good to know: Aus dem Kurzjahresbericht BirdLife Schweiz 2022: Die Feldlerche, Vogel des Jahres 2022..., ist eihne dieser bredrohten Arten, welche durch die Industrialisierung der Landwirtschaft ausgerottet wird. [Link]
Appearance and identification: Somewhat like a house sparrow but 18-19 cm long, not 14-15, kleiner als Star. Ruffled head feathers. NABU says streaks on breast contrast with white belly. [Link]
Geography: Introduced population in North America is gradually declining. [Link]
Habitat: Stark gefährdet durch Verlust von geeignetem Lebensraum. Eine Massnahme ist die Erstellung von Lerchenfenstern auf den Feldern - eine kleine Fläche mitten im Feld, die nicht bepflanzt oder gemäht wird. So was sieht man bei uns, z.B. zwischen Freudwil und Gutenswil, wobei ich nicht genau weiss, ob Feldlerchen das Ziel davon sind. Die Infos habe ich vom FOK Kurs 2021-2022 von Christina Ebneter.

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-11 - 08-18
Migration in: 02-01 - 04-01
Migration out: 09-17 - 11-15
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=18-19 cm, wingspan=30-36 cm, weight=26-50 g
Habitats: Agricultural

Vocalisation

Song: Fast chirpy improvization without a break, not very high, reminds me of a nightingale or a Eurasian reed warbler/Teichrohrsänger with the exact rhythm, but most likely sung in a cornfield. Or a Singdrossel that repeats its elements longer that that guy. Repeats elements 1-8 times. Sometimes buzzy/trilly. Can go on for minutes at a time. Ich habe es auch mit einem Amsel verwechselt, da er lang und melodisch, fast wie Amsel aber hört nicht auf.
Song: Song a pleasing energetic stream of chirping, merry trills, interspersed with mimicry. Trills quite resonant with fairly full tone. Song usually given in flight high in the air. Less characteristic, shorter, weaker and more varied song when given from ground. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: sings 30 seconds or longer, slow, Frequency: 2-6 KHz Special sounds: mimicry
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC685846 - Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis - song, recorded in France.mp3 (song)


Calls: Most typical flight call a short trilling "chirrup", with the end note noticeably lower pitched than the start. Also several other more cryptic calls. [Link] This quickly-written call archetype may need review/enhancement.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC772869 - Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis - flight call.mp3 (flight call)

XC772869 - Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis - flight call.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC772869 - Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis - flight call.mp3 (flight call)

XC946652 - Eurasian Skylark one-note swooping flight call - Alauda arvensis.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC946652 - Eurasian Skylark one-note swooping flight call - Alauda arvensis.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,
Details

Horned lark / Ohrenlerche (Eremophila alpestris)
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Wikipedia: Horned lark Source: WIKIPEDIA Eremophila_alpestris2.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa.
General: Deutschland: Wintergast

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 09-28 - 11-26
Migration in: 09-28 - 11-26
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=14-17 cm, wingspan=30-35 cm, weight=26-46 g
Details

Arctic warbler / Wanderlaubsänger (Phylloscopus borealis)
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Wikipedia: Arctic warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA Arctic_Warbler_4683b.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.
General: Winter and passage visitor

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=10-11 cm, wingspan=16-22 cm, weight=8-12 g
Details

Red-billed leiothrix / Rotschnabel-Sonnenvogel (Leiothrix lutea)
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A red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea), surprisingly good photo considering I shot it through the screen. 2025-10-11 07:58:34 Levanto
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2025-10-06.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
Etymology: In Italian, it's Usignolo del Giappone [Link]
Appearance and identification: It doesn't fly frequently, except in open habitats. This bird is very active and an excellent singer but very secretive and difficult to see. [Link]
Geography: It has become a common cagebird and amongst aviculturists it goes by various names: Pekin robin, Pekin nightingale, Japanese nightingale, and Japanese (hill) robin, the last two being misnomers as it is not native to Japan (although it has been introduced and naturalised there).[ [Link]

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ 2025-10-06 15:53:00 Switzerland (song)

Details

House sparrow / Haussperling (Passer domesticus)
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MerlinBirdID suggests a Spanish sparrow, Italian sparrow or House sparrow. 2022-04-12 15:18:40
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-05-14.

Description

This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America (introduced), South America, Africa, Asia.
General: One of the most common birds anywhere in Europe and North America. In Fehraltorf there are 5 house sparrows for every one tree sparrow. Eugene Schieffelin brought house sparrows and starlings to North Ameria. As a Shakespeare fan, it is often claimed that he wanted to introduce all species to North America that are mentioned in Shakespeare, but apparently this is not supported by any records
General: Found practically everywhere. Often on the ground or on your table in a cafe (they're very bold) or in groups in bushes and hedges
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel RL V

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=14-15 cm, wingspan=21-25 cm, weight=24-38 g
not sexually dimporphic.
No breeding plumage Identifying characteristics: Youth: beak = yellow (Makes it look like a finch)
Habitats: Settlement

Similar species

Looks similar to: Common reed bunting.

Vocalisation

Song: An monotone chirping. Mainly 2-5 KHz with higher overtones.
Song: Song a primitive, monosyllabic, or slightly disyllabic "chilp", hard to distinguish from Tree Sparrow. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic (mh mh mh), slow, Frequency: 2-5 KHz Singing season: 01-01 - 08-31 Dawn chorus start: 30 minutes before dawn.
♫ 2024-06-18 08:35:00 Fehraltorf (call)

Calls: Most calls very similar to Tree Sparrow, but lacks said species' distinct high pitched call (chew-itt), and alarm call is less dry and raucous. [Link] 1:
XC943040 - House Sparrow one-note swoop call - Passer domesticus.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC943040 - House Sparrow one-note swoop call - Passer domesticus.mp3 (call)


2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_BIRDNET
Birdnet 825 chittering could be alarm call, - House sparrow.

♫ 2020-07-25 09:18:27 Source: BirdNet 20200725_091827 birdnet 825 chittering could be alarm call, - House sparrow.mp3 Luppmen (alarm call)

3: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_BIRDNET
Birdnet 853 typical chirping - contact calls? 2-5 KHz - House sparrow.

♫ 2020-08-06 09:04:55 Source: BirdNet 20200806_090455 birdnet 853 typical chirping - contact calls? 2-5 KHz - House sparrow.mp3 Luppmen (contact call)

Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz), Special sounds: swoop.
Details

Eurasian tree sparrow / Feldsperling (Passer montanus)
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Rekordbeobachtung - 8 Vögel an der Futterstelle, hinten links ein ungewöhnlicher Besuch von einem Buchfink, und sonst Feldsperlinge und eine Kohlmeise. 2024-12-15 13:40:22 Greater Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-10.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America (introduced), Africa, Asia.
General: Similar to the house sparrow, but with the black cheek patch seen here. in Fehraltorf there are 5 times as many house sparrows as tree sparrows.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel RL V
Etymology: Der Gesang ist ein rhythmisches Tschilpen, das lautmalerisch mit tsche tsche umschrieben wird. [Link]
Geography: Brought from Germany, about 20 of these birds were released in St. Louis in 1870. The population took hold there, and they might have spread except that the House Sparrow, seemingly more aggressive and adaptable, reached the St. Louis area at about the same time. Eurasian Tree Sparrows are still found in parts of Missouri and Illinois, and have reached southeastern Iowa, but they are fairly local in farmland and suburbs. The tougher House Sparrow may keep them out of other areas. [Link]
Vocalization: Most other sounds similar to House Sparrow, and may be difficult to identify. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=20-22 cm, weight=18-29 g
Habitats: Settlement

Vocalisation

Song: Monotone chirping, rougher than that of the house sparrow. Most 2-7 KHz mit many overtones, i.e. somewhat higher than the house sparrow.
Song: Chattering sounds are generally harder, and song slightly higher pitched than House Sparrow. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: 2-7 KHz
Calls: Distinct, high-pitched and explosive contact-call; "che-witt" typically given in flight. Second syllable rising rapidly in pitch. [Link] Rough sounding voice
XC926073 - Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Passer montanus - call.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC926073 - Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Passer montanus - call.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz),
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Java sparrow / Reisamadine (Padda oryzivora)
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Wikipedia: Java sparrow Source: WIKIPEDIA Buberel_Lonchura_oryzivora_3.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: introduced, Christmas Island
Details

Brambling / Bergfink (Fringilla montifringilla)
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Bergfink bei Bahnhof Fehraltorf. 2023-02-01 12:50:26 Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2023-02-01.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Geography: the Brambling appears regularly in small numbers in Alaska during migration, straying the short distance across the Bering Sea. Some of those that stray across in autumn apparently then continue south on the American side, and there have been winter records for numerous states and provinces east to the Atlantic Coast and south to Colorado. Many of these vagrant Bramblings have been found visiting bird feeders. [Link]
Vocalization: Large repertoire of mostly characteristic sounds. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 02-20 - 04-20
Migration out: 09-17 - 12-07
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=25-26 cm, weight=17-30 g
Habitats: Forest

Vocalisation

Song: General: Bergfink - call cheep plus two ascending Grünfink squawks. Song? Grünfink squawk but not descending, every 3-4 seconds.
Song: Song very distinct; a soft, wheezing, drawn-out single note. Repeated at the same pitch in a monotonous manner. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz) Special sounds: rasp Singing season: 04-14 - 09-15
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC731031 - Brambling song - Fringilla montifringilla.mp3 (song)


Calls: Contact calls include a short, nasal, ascending "keeaa", a short high-pitched, piercing "tzeet" and a linnet-like "chepp". May be mistaken for Greenfinch, but note softer timbre and stable pitch throughout the call. [Link] call cheep plus two ascending greenfinch (Grünfink) squawks
XC900455 - Brambling call - Fringilla montifringilla.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC900455 - Brambling call - Fringilla montifringilla.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 2-6 KHz,
Details

Atlantic canary / Kanarengirlitz (Serinus canaria)
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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 Source: Zoom H6/H2n Madeira (song)

Details

Common redpoll / Birkenzeisig (Acanthis flammea)
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Eine Seltenheit - ein Birkenzeisig im Baum bei Binario 3 in Fehraltorf. 2025-12-04 12:09:03 Ich habe den Vogel weit weg im Baum bei Binario 3 gesehen, und war neugierig (wie immer) und habe mein 200-800mm Telefoto geschnappt. Ohne das hätte ich es nicht identifizieren können. Beim ersten Blick auf die Fotos habe ich gedacht, es könnte ein Sperling sein, aber sie sind meistens sehr sozial, und hier war nur ein Vogel hoch in dem Baum. Und vor allen die kleinen Streifen auf dem Bauch haben nicht gepasst. Das wäre eher ein Drossel. "Die Vogel App!" hat 18 Möglichkeit gefunden, aber ich bin nicht schlauer geworden. Dann habe ich MerlinBirdID gefragt, was im besten Foto erscheint, und es hat gesagt Birkenzeisig. Das war (weil es alphabetisch geordnet ist) die erste Art in der Vogel App Liste. Und bisher hatte ich einen nur einmal einen Birkenzeisig gesehen in Andermatt auf einem FOK3 Ausflug. Übrigens, bei ornitho.ch wird es Alpenbirkenzeisig genannt. Ich habe dort geschaut, ob andere in Kanton Zürich einen Birkenzeisig gesehen haben, und in den letzen Tagen ja in Winterthur, Chatzenseen und Wädenswil. Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2025-06-14.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Australia.
General: Es gibt Streit um den Namen, vor allem ob der Alpenbirkenzeisig eine Underart oder eingene Art ist. Wikipedia sagt das erste, ornitho das zweite, usw. Ich habe das Problem für mich gelöst, indem ich die Mehrheit respektiere; wenn Alpenbirkenzeisig erwähnt wird, wird es hier as Birkenzeisig gezeigt.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: Nachdem ich bei uns in 2025 einen Birkenzeisig gesehen, wurde ich neugierig wegen dem Namen. Der deutsche Name kommt von westschlavischen Sprachen. Google AI fasst so zusammen: Der Name "Zeisig" stammt aus dem Westslawischen abäleitet von Wörtern wie tschechisch "čížek" oder polnisch "czyżyk" (kleiner Zeisig) und wurde im 13./14. Jahrhundert ins Deutsche entlehnt, ursprünglich als "zīse" im Mittelhochdeutschen. ... Die ursprüngliche slawische Form "čižb" (Zeisig) und die Diminutivform "čižbkb" (kleiner Zeisig) sind lautmalerischen Ursprungs und spiegeln möglicherweise den Ruf des Vogels wider ähnlich dem ukrainischen "unù Bu?" (wer seid ihr?).
Etymology: The ‘poll’ part of the English name ‘Redpoll’ refers to a old word for ‘head’. [Link]
Appearance and identification: roter Punkt auf Kopf, sonst weiss+braun, teilweise hell-rot auf brust.
Behavior: Trotz Ihrer roten Abzeichen sind die bräunlich-weiss gestreiften Vögel wenig auffällig, und wenn sie nicht gerade rufen, bleiben sie meist unentdeckt. Oft fliegen sie unvermittelt auf, drehen im Schwarm eine Runde und fallen wieder ein. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
Year-round bird
Breeding: 05-21 - 08-18
Migration in: 03-01 - 05-01
Migration out: 08-29 - 10-27
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=11-14 cm, wingspan=20-25 cm, weight=9-16 g
Habitats: Mountain

Vocalisation

Song: A few chirps and a trill, then repeat.
Song: Song an improvised chattering on various contact calls with no apparent phrasing. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic, fast, Frequency: 2-6 KHz Special sounds: trill
Details

Hoary redpoll / Polarzeisig (Acanthis hornemanni)
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Wikipedia: Hoary redpoll Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Arctic_Redpoll_%28Acanthis_hornemanni%29_%2813667519855%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The Arctic redpoll or hoary redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) is a bird species in the finch family Fringillidae. It breeds in tundra birch forest. It has two subspecies, A. h. hornemanni (Greenland or Hornemann's Arctic redpoll) of Greenland and neighbouring parts of Canada, and A. h. exilipes (Coues' Arctic redpoll), which breeds in the tundra of northern North America and the Palearctic. Many birds remain in the far north; some birds migrate short distances south in winter, sometimes travelling with common redpolls. [more]
Vocalization: Very similar to Common Redpoll, but possibly with a softer tone and slightly longer pauses between each syllable. See Common Redpoll. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=13-15 cm, wingspan=21-27 cm, weight=10-16 g
Details

Red crossbill / Fichtenkreuzschnabel (Loxia curvirostra)
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Fichtenkreuzschnabel. 2025-10-16 14:46:49 Engadin
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-06-13.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: Forests with conifers. Some spend the winter in Switzerland, others are here year-round.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Appearance and identification: Nabu.de: das Männchen schon von weitem durch seine ziegelrote Farbe auf. Das Weibchen dagegen ist unscheinbar graugrün gefärbt.Größe: 15 bis 17 Zentimeter Zugtyp: Teilzieher Beobachtungszeitraum: Oktober bis April, im Mittelgebirge und Alpenraum ganzjährig. [Link]
New research suggests that there may be as many as eight different full species of Red Crossbills on [North America]. [Link]
Behavior: Wikipedia: a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, also known as the Common Crossbill in Eurasia. Crossbills have distinctive mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other fruits. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 01-01 - 12-31
Migration in: 01-01 - 12-31
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=16 cm, wingspan=27-30 cm, weight=35-50 g
Habitats: Forest

Vocalisation

Song: Repeated hi-low pattern...well, doesn't always sound like that. The very short beginning of my Stazersee recording before the static sets in does, as well as a song found online. One recording reminds me of cicada sounds.
Song: The song consist of improvised, resonant twittering, and series of contact calls with no apparent phrases. It is generally faster, with less marked pauses than in Parrot Crossbill, and the phrasing seems more random. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: 2-10 KHz
Calls: Contact call similar to Parroy Crossbill's "tupp", but is on average higher and less powerful, with a "cut-off" ending. In sum: Parrot Crossbill; hard attack, soft ending, Crossbill: softer attack, cut-off ending. Beware regional variations and overlap in pitch of calls with Parrot. [Link] No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN
Fichtenkreuzschnabel Rufe bei Bever.

♫ 2025-10-16 14:45:00 Switzerland (call)

Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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White-winged crossbill / Bindenkreuzschnabel (Loxia leucoptera)
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Wikipedia: White-winged crossbill Source: WIKIPEDIA Whitewingedcrossbillmale09.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The two-barred crossbill or white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. [more]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=15 cm, wingspan=26-29 cm, weight=25-38 g
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Pine grosbeak / Hakengimpel (Pinicola enucleator)
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Wikipedia: Pine grosbeak Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Pine_Grosbeak_%28Pinicola_enucleator%29_%2813667564073%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) (this scientific name roughly translates to "the bird that lives in the pines and shells the seeds") is a large member of the true finch family, Fringillidae. It is the only species in the genus Pinicola. It is found in coniferous woods across Alaska, the western mountains of the United States, Canada, and in subarctic Fennoscandia and across the Palearctic to Siberia. The species is a frugivore, especially in winter, favoring small fruits, such as rowans (mountain-ashes in the New World). With fruit-crop abundance varying from year to year, pine grosbeak is one of many subarctic-resident bird species that exhibit irruptive behavior. In irruption years, individuals can move long distances in search of suitable food supplies, bringing them farther south and/or downslope than is typical of years with large fruit crops. [more]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=18 cm, wingspan=30-35 cm, weight=47-64 g
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Grey-crowned rosy-finch / Schwarzstirnschneegimpel (Leucosticte tephrocotis)
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Wikipedia: Grey-crowned rosy-finch Source: WIKIPEDIA Gray-Crowned_Rosy-Finch.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The gray-crowned rosy finch, or gray-crowned rosy-finch, (Leucosticte tephrocotis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Fringillidae native to Alaska, western Canada, and the north-western United States. Due to its remote and rocky alpine habitat it is rarely seen. There are currently six recognized subspecies. It is one of four species of rosy finches. [more]
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Lapland longspur / Spornammer (Calcarius lapponicus)
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Wikipedia: Lapland longspur Source: WIKIPEDIA Lapland_Longspur_-_Calcarius_lapponicus_-_Sportittlingur_1.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-23 - 11-06
Migration in: 03-23 - 05-01
Migration out: 09-28 - 11-06
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Physical details

Physical details: length=15-16 cm, wingspan=25-28 cm, weight=20-28 g
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Snow bunting / Schneeammer (Plectrophenax nivalis)
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Wikipedia: Snow bunting Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Plectrophenax_nivalis1.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Wintergast

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
Presence: 02-01 - 12-16
Migration in: 11-26 - 12-16
Migration out: 11-26 - 12-03
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Physical details

Physical details: length=16-17 cm, wingspan=32-38 cm, weight=28-50 g
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Yellow-fronted canary / Mosambikgirlitz (Crithagra mozambica)
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Wikipedia: Yellow-fronted canary Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Serinus_masambicus_25.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa.
General: The yellow-fronted canary (Crithagra mozambica), also called the yellow-eyed canary, is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is known elsewhere and in aviculture as the green singing finch. [more]
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Indian tree pipit / Waldpieper (Anthus hodgsoni)
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Olive-backed pipit. 2024-01-29 11:44:04 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-01-29.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Winter visitor

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Physical details

Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=24-27 cm, weight=17-25 g

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song: Song similar to Tree Pipit, but tempo more even and with a timbre resembling Dunnock. [Link] Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC832521 - Olive-backed Pipit - Anthus hodgsoni - song, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.mp3 (song)


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American pipit / Pazifischer Wasserpieper (Anthus rubescens)
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Wikipedia: American pipit Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Anthus_rubescens_-Harney_County%2C_Oregon%2C_USA-8.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia.
General: Accidental
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Red-throated pipit / Rotkehlpieper (Anthus cervinus)
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Wikipedia: Red-throated pipit Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Red-throated_Pipit.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
Presence: 04-11 - 10-27
Migration in: 10-18 - 10-25
Migration out: 04-20 - 05-10
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

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Physical details

Physical details: length=15 cm, wingspan=25-27 cm, weight=17-24 g
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White wagtail / Bachstelze (Motacilla alba)
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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: The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which also includes pipits and longclaws. The species breeds in much of Europe and the Asian Palearctic and parts of North Africa. It has a toehold in Alaska as a scarce breeder. It is resident in the mildest parts of its range, but otherwise migrates to Africa. In Ireland and Great Britain, the darker subspecies, the pied wagtail or water wagtail^[2] (M. a. yarrellii) predominates. In total, there are between 9 and 11 subspecies. [more]
Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel

Seasonal behavior

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Physical details

Physical details: length=18 cm, wingspan=25-30 cm, weight=17-25 g
Habitats: 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: Zirpt wie ein Sperling aber weniger Noten. Lh lh lh [Link]
Song: Song either slow and primitive, consisting of sharp falling notes given by perched birds, or longer fast and energic bursts in excited song-flight. [Link] Song attributes: Mnemnoic: Plaetschert wie ein Bach Melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: 2-7 KHz
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC694995 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba - song recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)


Calls: Contact calls short and sharp. Usually with disyllabic, "bouncing" quality, and with each syllable only accented, not clearly separated from the other (see Grey Wagtail). [Link] bird-song.ch: zweisilbig «zilipp» oder einsilbig «zipp»
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,
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Eastern yellow wagtail / Östliche Schafstelze (Motacilla tschutschensis)
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Wikipedia: Eastern yellow wagtail Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Motacilla_tschutschensis%2C_Tomohon%2C_North_Sulawesi.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.

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Pin-tailed whydah / Dominikanerwitwe (Vidua macroura)
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Wikipedia: Pin-tailed whydah Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Pin-tailed_whydah_%28Vidua_macroura%29_breeding_male.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa.
General: The pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) is a small songbird with a conspicuous pennant-like tail in breeding males. It is a resident breeding bird in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. [more]
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African silverbill / Afrikanischer Silberschnabel (Euodice cantans)
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Wikipedia: African silverbill Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-African_Silverbill.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa.
General: The African silverbill (Euodice cantans) is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the Asian species Indian silverbill, (Euodice malabarica). This estrildid finch is a common resident breeding bird in dry savanna habitat, south of the Sahara Desert. This species has also been introduced to other countries such as Portugal, Qatar and United States. [more]
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Tricolored munia / Schwarzbauchnonne (Lonchura malacca)
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Wikipedia: Tricolored munia Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Tricoloured_munia_%28cropped%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Asia.
General: The tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca) is an estrildid finch, native to Bangladesh,^[2] India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and southern China. The species has also introduced to the Caribbean, in Trinidad, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Venezuela. This species, like the chestnut munia has been known as the black-headed munia. Immature birds have pale brown upperparts, lack the dark head found in adults, and have uniform buff underparts that can be confused with immatures of other munias such as the scaly-breasted munia. [more]
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Scaly-breasted munia / Muskatbronzemännchen (Lonchura punctulata)
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Scaly breasted munia, Vientiane. 2024-02-18 06:54:12 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-18.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.
General: The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata), known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia. A species of the genus Lonchura, it was formally described and named by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Its name is based on the distinct scale-like feather markings on the breast and belly. The adult is brown above and has a dark conical bill. The species has 11 subspecies across their range and differ slightly in size and color. [more]

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC797137 - Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata topela - song, Pha Chang Park, Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai, Thailand.mp3 Thailand (song)


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Chestnut munia / Schwarzkopfnonne (Lonchura atricapilla)
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Wikipedia: Chestnut munia Source: WIKIPEDIA Lonchura_atricapilla_jagori_-Cebu-8-3c.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.
General: introduced
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Bronze mannikin (Spermestes cucullata)
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Wikipedia: Bronze mannikin Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Bronze_Mannikin_%288568589949%29%2C_crop.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa.
General: The bronze mannikin or bronze munia (Spermestes cucullata) is a small passerine (i.e. perching) bird of the Afrotropics. This very social estrildid finch is an uncommon to locally abundant bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, where it is resident, nomadic or irruptive in mesic savanna or forest margin habitats.^[5][6] It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 8,100,000 km². It is the smallest and most widespread of four munia species on the African mainland, the other being black-and-white, red-backed and magpie mannikin. It co-occurs with the Madagascan mannikin on the Comoro Islands, and was introduced to Puerto Rico. Especially in the West Africa, it is considered a pest in grain and rice fields. It is locally trapped for the pet bird trade.^[4] [more]
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Red avadavat / Tigerfink (Amandava amandava)
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Wikipedia: Red avadavat Source: WIKIPEDIA A_pair_of_Red_avadavat_%28Amandava_amandava%29_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The red avadavat (Amandava amandava), red munia or strawberry finch, is a sparrow-sized bird of the family Estrildidae. It is found in the open fields and grasslands of tropical Asia and is popular as a cage bird due to the colourful plumage of the males in their breeding season. It breeds in the Indian Subcontinent in the monsoon season. The species name of amandava and the common name of avadavat are derived from the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India, from where these birds were exported into the pet trade in former times.^[2][3] [more]
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Common waxbill / Wellenastrild (Estrilda astrild)
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Wikipedia: Common waxbill Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Estrilda_astrild_-Gran_Canaria%2C_Canary_Islands%2C_Spain-8_%281%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: The common waxbill (Estrilda astrild), also known as the St Helena waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km². It is popular and easy to keep in captivity. [more]
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