Dunnock / Heckenbraunelle (Prunella modularis)

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Wikpedia photo because mine is poor. Source: WIKIPEDIA Dunnock oder Heckenbraunelle aus Wikipedia weil nur gehört.jpg
Classification: Genus Prunella; Family Sparrows (Passeridae)
Heard at Hungerseeli and near Lendikon according to BirdNET. Finally seen near Amden 2023.
Song: Singt schon im Vorfrühling. Klangfarbe ähnlich Gartenbaumläufer. Aufbau ähnlich Zaunkönig, aber ohne Triller. Viel leiser und dünner. [Link]
Song a fast and evenly paced, high pitched stream of clear notes. No consistent phrasing. Similar in timbre to Robin, but does not vary tempo or pitch nearly as much. Often compared to the sound of a squeaky wheelbarrow. [Link]
Calls: Hohe „zi“ „tsi“. Auf dem Zug „zieht“. Etwas absinkend.. [Link]
Contact call a dry, thick trill "trrr", and a short King Fisher-like, high-pitched "zeep". [Link]
Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=19-21 cm, weight=16-25 g
Habitats: Forest

Song: General: High-pitched, repetitive but complex little tune.
Song: Melodisch, slowly rising, roughly like black-cap warbler, which I guessed in the bird-song.ch quiz. [Link]
Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, fast, Frequency: 4-8 KHz Singing season: 02-15 - 07-31 Dawn chorus start, 45 minutes before dawn.
Call: Swooping staccato call 0.5 seconds long heard near Lendikon. Repeated irregularly after 1-3.5 seconds.

Source: XENOCANTO XC594397 - Dunnock - Prunella modularis modularis - call recorded in Poland.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: one note, fast, Frequency: 5-7 KHz, Special sounds: swoop.
First documented observation : 2020-04-16 in Hungerseeli.

Media


Heckenbraunelle bei Amden Hinder Hoehi. 2023-05-27 09.28.30 Amden Hinder Hoechi

Heckenbraunelle. 2023-05-27 10.23.28 Amden Hinder Hoechi

Source: XENOCANTO XC778759 - Dunnock - Prunella modularis - song recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)


Source: XENOCANTO XC779064 - Dunnock - Prunella modularis - song recorded in France.mp3 (song)

Additional Audio


Source: BirdNet 20210720_155439 birdnet 1834 - rapid staccato descending call as wild guess dunnock - No confident detection - Weisslingen.mp3 2021-07-20 15.54.39 Weisslingen (call)

Source: BirdNet 20210627_125528 birdnet 1781 - Dunnock - 2021-06-27 12:55:28 - Dunnock - Grabs.mp3 2021-06-27 12.55.28 Grabs (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20200416_075516 birdnet 201 it says dunnock almost certain heckenbraunelle.mp3 2020-04-16 07.55.16 Hungerseeli (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20200416_075509 birdnet 200 it says dunnock almost certain heckenbraunelle.mp3 2020-04-16 07.55.09 Hungerseeli (song?)


Source: BirdNet 20200416_075444 birdnet 199 it says dunnock almost certain.mp3 2020-04-16 07.54.44 Hungerseeli (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20200416_075444 birdnet 199 it says dunnock almost certain Heckenbraunelle ohne Zilpzalp.mp3 2020-04-16 07.54.44 Hungerseeli (song?)


♫ Wikipedia Dunnock (Prunella modularis) (W1CDR0001422 BD6) song. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia Dunnock_(Prunella_modularis)_(W1CDR0001422_BD6) song.ogg (song)

♫ Wikipedia Dunnock (Prunella modularis) (W1CDR0001422 BD6). Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia Dunnock_(Prunella_modularis)_(W1CDR0001422_BD6).mp3 (song?)