Bluethroat / Blaukehlchen (Luscinia svecica)

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Wikipedia: Bluethroat Source: OTHER 1200px-Luscinia_svecica_volgae.jpg
Classification: Genus Luscinia; Family Thrushes (Turdidae)
Looking for it in Kaltbrunnenriet - didn't find it in June 2022.
Sparrow-brown head, then strong blue, orange-brown, blue,dark brown, orange-brown, ending in a white belly!
Song: Song: Structure slightly similar to Nightingale, but tone much thinner and less full-bodied. A good impersonator and various imitations are interwoven among metallic, ringing sounds to form a complex, intriguing song. [Link]
Calls: Call: "pju-check". Double syllable starting as a descending whistle, and ending on a short "check". [Link]
Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=20-22 cm, weight=15-25 g
Habitats: Wetland

Song: Often one little phrase or even a single note repeated, a bit like a nightingale? Occasional figaro?
Song attributes: Melody: improvised melodic, fast, Frequency: 3-8 KHz Special sounds: trill
🔍 No documented observation

Additional Audio


♫ XC131272 - Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica volgae - song. Source: XENOCANTO XC131272 - Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica volgae - song.mp3 (song)