Birds of Bali listed by their systematic.

Wikipedia: Grey teal Source: OTHER 1200px-Anas_gracilis_-_Bushell%27s_Lagoon.jpg
General: The grey teal (Anas gracilis) is a dabbling duck found in open wetlands in Australia and New Zealand. [more]

Wikipedia: Garganey Source: OTHER 1200px-Garganey_%28Anas_querquedula%29_RWD3.jpg
Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 2
Habitats: River and lake

Wikipedia: Sunda teal Source: OTHER SundaTeal_Bali.jpg

Wikipedia: Wandering whistling-duck Source: OTHER Wandering_Whistling_Duck_-_melbourne_zoo_cropped.jpg
General: The wandering whistling duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) is a species of whistling duck. They inhabit tropical and subtropical Australia, the Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Lesser whistling duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendrocygna_javanica_-_Chiang_Mai.jpg

Cotton pygmy goose / Coromandel-Zwergente (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Wikipedia: Cotton pygmy goose Source: OTHER Cotton_Pygmy-goose.jpg
General: The cotton pygmy goose or cotton teal (Nettapus coromandelianus) is a small perching duck which breeds in Asia, Southeast Asia extending south and east to Queensland where they are sometimes called white-quilled pygmy goose. They are among the smallest waterfowl in the world and are found in small to large waterbodies with good aquatic vegetation. They are usually seen in pairs or larger groups of pairs, roosting and nesting on trees near water. They are strong fliers and are known to disperse widely, especially in winter. Their breeding season coincides with the rains. [more]

Little pied cormorant / Australische Zwergscharbe (Microcarbo melanoleucos)

Wikipedia: Little pied cormorant Source: OTHER 1200px-Microcarbo_melanoleucos_-_Royal_National_Park.jpg
The little pied cormorant, little shag or kawaupaka (Microcarbo melanoleucos) is a common Australasian waterbird, found around the coasts, islands, estuaries, and inland waters of Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei, Timor Leste, and Indonesia, and around the islands of the south-western Pacific and the subantarctic. It is a small short-billed cormorant usually black above and white below with a yellow bill and small crest, although a mostly black white-throated form predominates in New Zealand. Three subspecies are recognised. Until recently most authorities referred to this species as Phalacrocorax melanoleucos. [more]

White-faced heron / Weisswangenreiher (Egretta novaehollandiae)

Probably a white-faced heron. 2008-01-12 19.53.46 Australia
First observed in Australia on 2008-01-12.
The white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) also known as the white-fronted heron,^[2] and incorrectly as the grey heron,^[3] or blue crane,^[2] is a common bird throughout most of Australasia, including New Guinea, the islands of Torres Strait, Indonesia, New Zealand, and all but the driest areas of Australia. [more]

Purple heron / Purpurreiher (Ardea purpurea)

Purple heron, Phnom Krom. 2024-03-03 06.13.38 Cambodia
First observed in Cambodia on 2024-03-03.
The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea "heron", and purpureus, "coloured purple".^[2] It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia. The Western Palearctic populations migrate between breeding and wintering habitats whereas the African and tropical-Asian populations are primarily sedentary, except for occasional dispersive movements. [more]
Vocalization: Quite similar to Grey Heron, but not so vocal. [Link]
Calls: Pitch slightly higher and remains stable throughout the short call. Volume muffled and timbre drier. [Link]
Physical details: length=78-90 cm, wingspan=120-150 cm, weight=525-1218 g
Habitats: Wetland


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC878038 - Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea manilensis - flight call - Nonthaburi, Thailand. Source: XENOCANTO XC878038 - Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea manilensis - flight call - Nonthaburi, Thailand.mp3 Thailand (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,

Medium egret / Mittelreiher (Ardea intermedia)

Could be a medium egret aka intermedian egret aka median egret with orange bill but dark legs but could also be a great egret, which we saw a lot. 2024-02-22 11.59.32 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-22.
General: The medium egret (Ardea intermedia), median egret, smaller egret or intermediate egret, is a medium-sized heron. Some taxonomists put the species in the genus Egretta or Mesophoyx. It is a resident breeder in southern and eastern Asia. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC460203 - Intermediate Egret - Ardea intermedia - call - Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. Source: XENOCANTO XC460203 - Intermediate Egret - Ardea intermedia - call - Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Frequency: ,

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

Wikipedia: Black-crowned night-heron Source: OTHER 1200px-BCNH_CMCNJ_for_Wiki.png
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where it is replaced by the closely related nankeen night heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact). [more]
Calls: Most commonly hear call is a nasal, soft croaking "roack", like cross between Raven and frog. [Link]
Physical details: length=58-65 cm, wingspan=105-112 cm, weight=500-800 g
Habitats: Wetland

Little egret / Seidenreiher (Egretta garzetta)

Seidenreiher. 2022-02-05 11.42.26 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-02-05.
General: The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. The genus name comes from the Provençal French Aigrette, "egret", a diminutive of Aigron," heron". The species epithet garzetta is from the Italian name for this bird, garzetta or sgarzetta.^[2] [more]
Vocalization: Sometimes utters a dry, rasping "kerrr" when flushed, but is mostly silent away from breeding ground. In colonies a peculiar gurgling and vibrating sound is heard; "ghala-la-la-la". [Link]
Physical details: length=55-65 cm, wingspan=88-95 cm, weight=350-550 g
Habitats: Wetland


Call: Sort of a quack, brighter and higher than grey heron, with a bit of wawa.
Call attributes: Call melody: non-musical, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),

Pied heron / Elsterreiher (Egretta picata)

Wikipedia: Pied heron Source: OTHER 1200px-Pied_Heron_-_Fogg_Dam.jpg
General: The pied heron (Egretta picata), also known as the pied egret^[4] is a bird found in coastal and subcoastal areas of monsoonal northern Australia as well as some parts of Wallacea and New Guinea. [more]

Pacific reef-egret / Riffreiher (Egretta sacra)

Wikipedia: Pacific reef-egret Source: OTHER 1200px-Egretta_sacra.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia, Australia.
The Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra), also known as the eastern reef heron or eastern reef egret, is a species of heron found throughout southern Asia and Oceania.^[2] [more]

Cattle egret / Kuhreiher (Bubulcus ibis)

Cow-plus-cattle egret. 2020-03-07 15.17.34 Panama
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-02-27.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard two of its subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century. [more]
Vocalization: Usually silent away from breeding ground. In the colonies a chorus of various coarse sounds can be heard. Most distinct is a disyllabic "rick-rack". Other sounds includes short, guttural utterings, or drawn, harsh shrieks. [Link]
Physical details: length=48-53 cm, wingspan=90-96 cm, weight=300-400 g


Call: Automatically generated from 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: flight call Frequency: ,

Green-backed heron (Butorides striata)

Striated heron. 2024-02-22 11.31.30 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-22.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, South America, Africa, Asia.



Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
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♫ XC791519 - Striated Heron - Butorides striata - song, sounds like Ow plus pi-rol lhl, Copperbelt Province, Zambia. Source: XENOCANTO XC791519 - Striated Heron - Butorides striata - song, sounds like Ow plus pi-rol lhl, Copperbelt Province, Zambia.mp3 (song)

Cinnamon bittern / Zimtdommel (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)

Wikipedia: Cinnamon bittern Source: OTHER Cinnamon_bittern_or_chestnut_bittern_%28Ixobrychus_cinnamomeus%29_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg
vagrant

Yellow bittern / Chinadommel (Ixobrychus sinensis)

Wikipedia: Yellow bittern Source: OTHER 1200px-Ixobrychus_sinensis_-_Chinese_Garden.jpg
vagrant

Javan pond-heron / Prachtreiher (Ardeola speciosa)

Wikipedia: Javan pond-heron Source: OTHER Ardeola_speciosa.JPG
vagrant

Great frigatebird / Bindenfregattvogel (Fregata minor)

Wikipedia: Great frigatebird Source: OTHER 1200px-Male_greater_frigate_bird_displaying.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: The great frigatebird (Fregata minor) is a large seabird in the frigatebird family. There are major nesting populations in the tropical Pacific (including the Galapagos Islands) and Indian Oceans, as well as a tiny population in the South Atlantic. [more]

Lesser frigatebird / Arielfregattvogel (Fregata ariel)

Wikipedia: Lesser frigatebird Source: OTHER 1200px-Lesser_Frigatebird_from_Indonesia.jpg
The lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel) is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. At around 75 cm (30 in) in length, it is the smallest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters across the Indian and Pacific Oceans as well as off the Atlantic coast of Brazil. [more]

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

Wikipedia: White-tailed tropicbird Source: OTHER 1200px-White-tailed_Tropicbird_-_Phaeton_lepturus.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.
The white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) is a species of tropicbird. It is the smallest of three closely related seabirds of the tropical oceans and smallest member of the order Phaethontiformes. It is found in the tropical Atlantic, western Pacific and Indian Oceans. It also breeds on some Caribbean islands, and a few pairs have started nesting recently on Little Tobago, joining the red-billed tropicbird colony. In addition to the tropical Atlantic, it nests as far north as Bermuda, where it is locally called a "longtail".^[2] [more]

Brown booby / Weißbauchtölpel (Sula leucogaster)

Wikipedia: Brown booby Source: OTHER 1200px-Atob%C3%A1-pardo.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The brown booby (Sula leucogaster) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae, of which it is perhaps the most common and widespread species.^[3] It has a pantropical range, which overlaps with that of other booby species. The gregarious brown booby commutes and forages at low height over inshore waters. Flocks plunge-dive to take small fish, especially when these are driven near the surface by their predators. They only nest on the ground, and roost on solid objects rather than the water surface.^[3] [more]

Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)

Wikipedia: Masked booby Source: OTHER 1200px-Starr_080606-6808_Coronopus_didymus.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The masked booby (Sula dactylatra), also called the masked gannet or the blue-faced booby, is a large seabird of the booby and gannet family, Sulidae. First described by the French naturalist René-Primevère Lesson in 1831, the masked booby is one of six species of booby in the genus Sula. It has a typical sulid body shape, with a long pointed yellowish bill, long neck, aerodynamic body, long slender wings and pointed tail. The adult is bright white with black wings, a black tail and a dark face mask; at 75–85 cm (30–33 in) long, it is the largest species of booby. The sexes have similar plumage. This species ranges across tropical oceans, except in the eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific. In the latter, it is replaced by the Nazca booby (Sula granti), which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of masked booby. [more]

Abbot's booby / Graufußtölpel (Papasula abbotti)

Wikipedia: Abbot's booby Source: OTHER Abbott%27s_Booby.jpg
Christmas Island; mainland vagrant

Wikipedia: Common iora Source: OTHER Common_Iora.jpg

Wikipedia: Chestnut-backed scimitar-babbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Chestnut-backed_Scimitar-babbler_-_Ijen_-_East_Java_MG_7589_%2829543406140%29.jpg

Wikipedia: Horsfield's babbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Horsfield%27s_Babbler_0A2A2603.jpg

Introduced species

Wikipedia: Crescent-chested babbler Source: OTHER Crescent-chested_Babbler_%28Stachyris_melanothorax%29.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Wikipedia: Sunda bush warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Aberrant_Bush_Warbler_0A2A4060.jpg

Wikipedia: Oriental reed warbler Source: OTHER Oriental_Reed_Warbler_I_IMG_0246.jpg
vagrant

Wikipedia: Yellow-bellied warbler Source: OTHER Yellow-bellied_Warbler_East_Pendam_Sikkim_30.08.2019.jpg

Wikipedia: Black-capped bulbul Source: OTHER Black-capped_bulbul%2C_%28Pycnonotus_melanicterus%29.jpg

Sooty headed bulbul - otherwise red whiskered bulbul, seen without the red? 2024-01-25 11.11.34 Thailand
First observed in Thailand on 2024-01-25.

Wikipedia: Orange-spotted bulbul Source: OTHER Orange-spotted_Bulbul_-_Gunung_Gede_MG_4344_%2829364144760%29.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Yellow-vented Bulbul, Phnom Krom. 2024-03-03 06.19.08 Cambodia
First observed in Cambodia on 2024-03-03.



Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC477488 - Yellow-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus goiavier - song - Davao City, Davao del Sur, Davao Region, Philippines. Source: XENOCANTO XC477488 - Yellow-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus goiavier - song - Davao City, Davao del Sur, Davao Region, Philippines.mp3 (song)

Black-headed bulbul. 2024-02-05 08.45.16 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-05.



Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
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♫ XC665354 - Black-headed Bulbul - Brachypodius melanocephalos - song, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore. Source: XENOCANTO XC665354 - Black-headed Bulbul - Brachypodius melanocephalos - song, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore.mp3 (song)

Wikipedia: Lemon-bellied white-eye Source: OTHER 1200px-Yellow-bellied_White-eye_%28Zosterops_chloris%29.jpg
General: The lemon-bellied white-eye (Zosterops chloris) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs on a number of islands from the Sunda Strait to the Aru Islands. It is present on several of the Lesser Sunda Islands as well as on parts of Sulawesi, as well as many smaller islands, but is absent from the larger islands of Borneo, Java, Sumatra and Timor. Currently (May 2017), HBW describes five sub-species of lemon-bellied white-eye.^[2] However, the extensive distribution of Z. c. intermedius (including S. Sulawesi, SE. Sulawesi, C. Lesser Sundas and small islands in between) is likely to contain more than one reproductively isolated population (cf. Z.c. intermedius and Z. c. flavissimus, with the latter now considered a distinct species, the Wakatobi white-eye (Z. flavissimus)^[3]). [more]

Indian white-eye at hotel Pou Villa Luang Namtha. 2024-02-05 08.46.10 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-05.



Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
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♫ Indian White Eye dawn song in Southern India from Wikipedia. Source: WIKIPEDIA Indian White Eye dawn song in Southern India from Wikipedia.mp3 (song)

Wikipedia: Mountain white-eye Source: OTHER 1200px-Japanese_white-eye_at_Tenn%C5%8Dji_Park_in_Osaka%2C_January_2016_III.jpg

Wikipedia: Javan grey-throated white-eye Source: OTHER Javan_Grey-throated_White-eye_%28Lophozosterops_javanicus%29.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Barn swallow. 2022-05-05 09.41.44 Maryland
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-16.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
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]
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]
Calls: Contact call a short and sharp "weet" or "kee-weet". [Link]
Physical details: length=17-19 cm, wingspan=32-34 cm, weight=16-22 g
Habitats: Settlement
Looks similar to: Common house martin.

Song: General: Squeaky with occasional buzzes, usually heard in flock.
Song: Kann melodisch sein wenn einzeln gehört statt viele zusammen. [Link]
Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, fast, Frequency: 2-6 KHz
Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Barn swallows on the hunt, some quite high. 2020-08-18 13.01.00 Luppmen (song?)

Wikipedia: Pacific swallow Source: OTHER Hirundo_tahitica_javanica.JPG

Wikipedia: Striated swallow Source: OTHER Striated_Swallow_%28Hirundo_striolata_striolata%29.jpg

Wikipedia: Asian house-martin Source: OTHER Delichon_dasypus_-Taiwan-8-4c.jpg
vagrant, Christmas & Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Wikipedia: Australian lark Source: OTHER Australasianbushlark.jpg
General: Horsfield's bush lark (Mirafra javanica) is a species of lark which inhabits grassland throughout most of Australia and much of Southeast Asia. [more]

Zistensaenger in der Luft in Albufera. 2022-04-12 15.03.34 Mallorca
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-08.
The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis) is a widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa (outside the deserts and rainforest), and southern Asia down to northern Australia. A small bird found mainly in grasslands, it is best identified by its rufous rump; as well, it lacks any gold on the collar and the brownish tail is tipped with white. During the breeding season, males have a zigzagging flight display accompanied by regular "zitting" calls that have been likened to repeated snips of a scissor. They build their pouch nest suspended within a clump of grass. [more]
Song: Male song a diagnostic, monosyllabic, high-pitched "cist", repeated in an even rhythm about once every second, while in bounding song-flight or perched. [Link]
Calls: Alarm call a short, clipping "witt", repeated in series. [Link]
Physical details: length=10 cm, wingspan=12-14 cm, weight=8-12 g


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220408_144327 birdnet - Zistensänger - Zistensänger.mp3 2022-04-08 14.43.27 Mallorca (song?)

Golden-headed cisticola. 2024-02-17 07.05.02 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-17.
General: The golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis), also known as the bright-capped cisticola, is a species of warbler in the family Cisticolidae, found in Australia and thirteen Asian countries. Growing to 9–11.5 centimetres (3.5–4.5 in) long, it is usually brown and cream in colour, but has a different appearance during the mating season, with a gold-coloured body and a much shorter tail. It is an omnivore and frequently makes a variety of vocalizations. Known as the "finest tailor of all birds",^[3] it constructs nests out of plants and spider threads. It mates in the rainy season. It has a very large range and population, which is thought to be increasing. [more]


Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC746858 - Golden-headed Cisticola - Cisticola exilis equicaudatus - song, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos. Source: XENOCANTO XC746858 - Golden-headed Cisticola - Cisticola exilis equicaudatus - song, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos.mp3 Laos (song)

Wikipedia: Bar-winged prinia Source: OTHER Bar-winged_Prinia_%28Prinia_familiaris%29_.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Best guess - plain prinia, Phnom Krom. 2024-03-03 07.03.36 Cambodia
First observed in Cambodia on 2024-03-03.
Introduced species


Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC891889 - Plain Prinia - Prinia inornata herberti - chirpy song - Phnom Krom rice fields, Cambodia. Source: XENOCANTO XC891889 - Plain Prinia - Prinia inornata herberti - chirpy song - Phnom Krom rice fields, Cambodia.mp3 Cambodia (song)

Wikipedia: Mountain tailorbird Source: OTHER 1200px-Mountain_Tailorbird_0A2A2707.jpg

Wikipedia: Ashy tailorbird Source: OTHER Ashy_Tailorbird_%28Orthotomus_ruficeps_cineraceus%29.jpg

Wikipedia: Olive-backed tailorbird Source: OTHER 1200px-Olive-backed_Tailorbird_0A2A9267.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Wikipedia: Arctic warbler Source: OTHER Arctic_Warbler_4683b.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia, Australia.
vagrant
Song: Call and song diagnostic. Song a rattling series of 20-30 single syllables. Repeated as a monotonous phrase in stable pitch, lasting 2-4 seconds. Starts more softly with volume rising throughout each phrase. Often given as introductory part of song. [Link]
Calls: Contact call equally unique. A hard and short "tsrrt", recalling contact call of Dipper. [Link]
Physical details: length=10-11 cm, wingspan=16-22 cm, weight=8-12 g

Wikipedia: Mountain leaf-warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.AVES.138030_1_-_Phylloscopus_trivirgatus_trivirgatus_Strickland%2C_1849_-_Sylviidae_-_bird_skin_specimen.jpeg

Endemic (country/region)

Wikipedia: Chestnut-capped laughingthrush Source: OTHER 1200px-Petrorhinus_mitratus.jpg

Wikipedia: Pallas's grasshopper-warbler Source: OTHER Rusty-rumped_Warbler_%28Locustella_certhiola%29_I_IMG_2750.jpg
vagrant, Christmas Island & Ashmore Reef

Wikipedia: Russet bush-warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Russet_Bush-Warbler_-_Arunachal_Pradesh_-_India_FJ0A8771_%2834262514506%29.jpg

Wikipedia: Lanceolated warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Locustella_lanceolata_71284996.jpg

Wikipedia: Striated grassbird Source: OTHER Striated_Grassbird_%28Megalurus_palustris%29_at_Kolkata_I_IMG_2681.jpg

In tree by First, ZH. 2020-05-04 17.33.32 Luppmen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-10.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America (introduced), Africa, Asia.
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.
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]
Song: Chattering sounds are generally harder, and song slightly higher pitched than House Sparrow. [Link]
Calls: Distinct, high-pitched and explosive contact-call; "che-witt" typically given in flight. Second syllable rising rapidly in pitch. [Link]
Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=20-22 cm, weight=18-29 g
Habitats: Settlement


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 attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: 2-7 KHz
Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC558751-Feldsperling. Source: XENOCANTO XC558751-Feldsperling.mp3 (song?)

Wikipedia: Paddyfield pipit Source: OTHER 1200px-Paddyfield_pipit_%28Anthus_rufulus_rufulus%29.jpg
General: The paddyfield pipit or Oriental pipit^[2] (Anthus rufulus) is a small passerine bird in the pipit and wagtail family. It is a resident (non-migratory) breeder in open scrub, grassland and cultivation in southern Asia east to the Philippines. Although among the few breeding pipits in the Asian region, identification becomes difficult in winter when several other species migrate into the region. The taxonomy of the species is complex and has undergone considerable changes. [more]

Schafstelze. 2024-02-02 16.00.54 Laos
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-12.
Yellow, gray head, white mask.
Song: Song primitive and less striking. Beware differences in calls and songs between different subspecies. [Link]
Calls: Contact call characteristic and widely used; a sharp, drawn out "pseeeoo" with an accented ending falling in pitch. A variable phrase with two or three notes resembling the contact call in timbre. [Link]
Physical details: length=17 cm, wingspan=23-27 cm, weight=14-21 g
Habitats: Wetland
Looks similar to: Tawny pipit.

Song: Just a few notes, call seems to be common but song rare. Very short chirp of ~ 1 sec, long pause of 3 secs. At Wauwilermoos it seemed to be 'Twee tweetwee (higher note:) twee!'
Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: 3-9 KHz
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC721189 - Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava cinereocapilla - song.mp3 (song)


Call: General: Single note repeated
Song: sperling ähnliches lh lh lh. Dachte die wären melodisch?? Nein. BL chirpy ml ml [Link]

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC653784 - Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava flavissima - call.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 3-9 KHz, Special sounds: swoop.

Gebirgsstelze am Wissbach. 2024-04-27 09.16.16 Schachen, Tobel Wissbach till Degersheim
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-02-05.
Yellow breast and butt end, white belly, light grey head and back, white eye stripe and stripe above black beard, dark wings with 3 white V's, long tail.
Song: Song simple but variable. Sometimes with more elaborate song-flight like White Wagtail. [Link]
Calls: Contact call short, metallic and with a clipped ending. Often disyllabic, "tzeet-tzeet", with each syllable more separated than in White Wagtail, and timbre more "dirty". Often starts with the contact call, followed by short melodic phrases. [Link]
Physical details: length=18-19 cm, wingspan=25-27 cm, weight=14-22 g
Habitats: Wetland


Song: BirdID says Song simple but variable. I hear trills up to 2 seconds long and chirps. Another description says a series of calls, not very melodic. I noted zwitx3, sometimes hhhhhll. [Link]
Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, fast, Frequency: high (3-9 KHz) Special sounds: trill
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC767550 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - song with trills and a cheek-cheek.mp3 (song)


♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC757193 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - one-note song recorded in Germany.mp3 Germany (song)

Scaly breasted munia, Vientiane. 2024-02-18 06.54.12 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-18.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia, Australia.
introduced, mainland; vagrant, Ashmore Reef


Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC797137 - Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata topela - song, Pha Chang Park, Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai, Thailand. Source: XENOCANTO XC797137 - Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata topela - song, Pha Chang Park, Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai, Thailand.mp3 Thailand (song)

Wikipedia: Tricolored munia Source: OTHER 1200px-Tricoloured_munia_%28cropped%29.jpg
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]

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

Wikipedia: Javan munia Source: OTHER 1200px-Javan_Munia_0A2A7009.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Wikipedia: Black-faced munia Source: OTHER Molucco.JPG
Endemic (country/region)

Wikipedia: White-headed munia Source: OTHER White-headed_Munia.jpg

Wikipedia: Pin-tailed parrotfinch Source: OTHER 1200px-Pin-tailed_Parrotfinch%2C_Kaeng_Krachan_1.jpg

Wikipedia: Red avadavat Source: OTHER A_pair_of_Red_avadavat_%28Amandava_amandava%29_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg
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]

Wikipedia: Javan sunbird Source: OTHER Scarlet_%28_Javan_%29_Sunbird_-_Carita_MG_3470_%2829363983070%29.jpg

I'm going for a brown-throated sunbird - they live in Laos and the females are yellow with gray,brown - only the red eye isn't recognizable here. 2024-02-17 07.34.12 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-17.



Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC894450 - Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis - song, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand. Source: XENOCANTO XC894450 - Brown-throated Sunbird - Anthreptes malacensis - song, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand.mp3 Thailand (song)

Wikipedia: Little spiderhunter Source: OTHER 1200px-SpiderhunterSabah.jpg

Wikipedia: Grey-breasted spiderhunter Source: OTHER 1200px-Arachnothera_modesta%2C_Grey-breasted_spiderhunter_-_Khao_Sok_National_Park_%2821324789981%29.jpg

Wikipedia: Olive-backed sunbird Source: OTHER Cinnyris_jugularis_%28male%29_-Singapore_Botanic_Gardens-8.jpg
General: The olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis), also known as the yellow-bellied sunbird, is a species of sunbird found from Southern Asia to Australia. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-vented flowerpecker Source: OTHER Yellow-vented_Flowerpecker.jpg

Wikipedia: Orange-bellied flowerpecker Source: OTHER 1200px-0A2A5774_Orange-bellied_Flowerpecker.jpg

Wikipedia: Red-chested flowerpecker Source: OTHER 1200px-Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.AVES.132196_1_-_Dicaeum_maugei_salvadorii_Meyer%2C_1884_-_Dicaeidae_-_bird_skin_specimen.jpeg
Endemic (country/region)

Wikipedia: Blood-breasted flowerpecker Source: OTHER 1200px-Blood-breasted_Flowerpecker-_male_%28Dicaeum_sanguinolentum%29.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Wikipedia: Scarlet-headed flowerpecker Source: OTHER Scarlet-headed_Flowerpecker_%28Dicaeum_trochileum_trochileum%29.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Wikipedia: Streaked weaver Source: OTHER 1200px-Ploceus_manyar.JPG

Baya weaver at Phnom Krom, bird outing near Siem Reap. 2024-03-03 09.06.22 Cambodia
First observed in Cambodia on 2024-03-03.



Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC825824 - Baya Weaver - Ploceus philippinus angelorum - call flock of 75-100 - Chiang Rai, Thailand. Source: XENOCANTO XC825824 - Baya Weaver - Ploceus philippinus angelorum - call flock of 75-100 - Chiang Rai, Thailand.mp3 Thailand (call)


Call attributes: Frequency: ,

Asian golden weaver, I believe, as guide Mina noted we'd seen them at Phnom Krom, Cambodia, and it has a blacker more triangular beak. 2024-03-03 09.09.14 Cambodia
First observed in Cambodia on 2024-03-03.



Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC156374 - Asian Golden Weaver - Ploceus hypoxanthus chryseus - song - Cát Tiên National Park, Vietnam. Source: XENOCANTO XC156374 - Asian Golden Weaver - Ploceus hypoxanthus chryseus - song - Cát Tiên National Park, Vietnam.mp3 (song)

Great tit / Kohlmeise (Parus major)

Kohlmeise auf ast. 2020-04-13 10.29.27 Luppmen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-04-22.
Most common year-round bird at our house. Often seen at the suet balls we hang out, or in fall at our sunflowers. It's said that they will sound a false alarm at a feeding source, knowing that other birds listen for their alarms and flee! There are many entertaining stories in the Norwegian book 'The Secret Life of Small Birds'.
It's a favorite food of the Eurasian sparrowhawk, though I'm sure cats are the greater danger.
They flit from tree to tree in small scattered groups, and often avail themselves of the seeds on our sunflowers. They can be heard on the Luppman in Fehraltorf at any time of year and day.
Etymology: (Conrad) Gessner also notes that the coal tit was known as Kohlmeiß in German – the literal equivalent of its English name, though in its modern orthography Kohlmeise it refers to the great tit (Parus major). That bird was in Gessner's day usually called Spiegelmeiß ("multicoloured tit"[5]), Brandtmeiß ("burnt tit") or grosse Meiß ("great tit") in German. [Link]
Behavior: 'Studies in Europe on tits showed a 2-way doubly asymmetric interaction: the great tit (Parus major) is dominant over the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) during the nonbreeding season (Haftorn 1993), and the smaller blue tit is competitively dominant during the breeding season (Dhondt 1989).' Another cited work notes that the coal tit is considered the bottom of the hierarchy in Scandinavia. [Interspecific dominance relationships and hybridization between black-capped and mountain chickadees | Behavioral Ecology]
Like all tits it is a cavity nester, usually nesting in a hole in a tree. [Link]
Sie lernen voneinander und sogar von den verwandten Blaumeisen und finden neue Nahrungsquellen. Aber sie merken es sich auch, wenn sie sehen das andere Vögel etwas fressen, was ihnen nicht zukömmlich ist. [Schlaue Kohlmeisen gucken voneinander ab]
Song: Nabu: Die erste Vogelart, die wir im Jahr hören, ist meistens die Kohlmeise mit ihrem typischen Läuten: "Zip Zäh" oder "Zip zip Zäh". [NABU Experte Lars Lachmann bei Deutschlandfunk Nova]
Song highly variable, but usually consisting of two to three notes repeated in a motif. Same birds have many different motifs but generally repeat them many times before switching. Identified by its timbre and often metallic resonant quality, more than by actual phrasing (which is very variable). Often includes buzzing sounds in song. [Link]
Calls: Generally more full-bodied and resonant calls than blue tit, and not so high-pitched. Characteristic Chaffinch-like "tink tink tink" often uttered by male. [Link]
Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=22-25 cm, weight=14-22 g
Habitats: Settlement


Song: Said to have a repertoire as a species of 50 or more different songs, albeit simple ones, up to 10 per individual. Females prefer a male with a large repertoire. One two-note song sounds like a squeaky bed.
Song attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz) Singing season: 01-01 - 06-30 Dawn chorus start, 30 minutes before dawn.
Call: Chuck-a-chuck-a-chuck, sometimes preceded by higher 'wheat!'
Call from Xeno-Canto

♫ Call from Xeno-Canto Illustrates higher 'wheat' before the 'chuck-a-chuck' Source: XENOCANTO XC586723 great tit call wheat chuck-a-chuck.mp3 (call)

Call from Xeno-Canto

♫ Call from Xeno-Canto Source: XENOCANTO XC592152 great tit call.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: simple rhythmic, fast, Frequency: 1-7 KHz,

Banded pitta (alternate) / Javabindenpitta (Pitta guajana)

Elegant pitta / Schmuckpitta (Pitta elegans)

Wikipedia: Elegant pitta Source: OTHER 1200px-Elegant_Pitta_4.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Purple-backed starling (alternate) / Sturnus sturninus (alternate) (Sturnus sturninus)

Chestnut-cheeked starling (alternate) (Sturnus philippensis)

Black-winged starling (Sturnus melanopterus)

Wikipedia: Black-winged starling Source: OTHER 1200px-0A2A9314.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Hill myna / Bergbeo (Gracula religiosa)

Wikipedia: Hill myna Source: OTHER 1200px-Gracula.svg.png

Bali myna / Balistar (Leucopsar rothschildi)

Wikipedia: Bali myna Source: OTHER 1200px-Bali_Myna_0A2A9443.jpg
Endemic

Finch-billed myna (Scissirostrum dubium)

Wikipedia: Finch-billed myna Source: OTHER Finch-billed_Myna.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Common myna (Acridotheres tristis)

First common myna seen on trip to SE Asia, in Wat Pho, Bangkok. 2024-01-19 17.00.32 Thailand
First observed in Thailand on 2024-01-19.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The common myna or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah,^[2] is a member of the family Sturnidae (starlings and mynas) native to Asia. An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the common myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments. [more]


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC729094 - Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis tristis. Source: XENOCANTO XC729094 - Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis tristis.mp3 (song?)

Bank myna / Ufermaina (Acridotheres ginginianus)

Wikipedia: Bank myna Source: OTHER 1200px-Bank_myna_%28Acridotheres_ginginianus%29.jpg
Introduced species

Short-tailed starling (Aplonis minor)

Wikipedia: Short-tailed starling Source: OTHER Short-tailed_Starling_-_Mindanao_-_Philippines_H8O1003_%2822801366195%29.jpg

Asian glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis)

Wikipedia: Asian glossy starling Source: OTHER 1200px-Asian_glossy_starling.jpg

Asian pied starling (Gracupica contra)

Wikipedia: Asian pied starling Source: OTHER 1200px-Asian_pied_starlings_%28Gracupica_contra%29.jpg

Eye-browed thrush (Turdus obscurus)

Wikipedia: Eye-browed thrush Source: OTHER Eyebrowed_Thrush.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia, Australia.
vagrant

Sunda thrush (Zoothera andromedae)

Wikipedia: Sunda thrush Source: OTHER Zoothera_andromedae.jpg

Scaly thrush / Himalajaerddrossel (Zoothera dauma)

Wikipedia: Scaly thrush Source: OTHER 1200px-Scaly_Thrush_0A2A8657.jpg

Siberian thrush / Schieferdrossel (Geokichla sibirica)

Wikipedia: Siberian thrush Source: OTHER 1200px-Geokichla_sibirica.jpg
vagrant, Ashmore Reef

Orange-headed thrush / Orangeköpfige Drossel (Geokichla citrina)

Wikipedia: Orange-headed thrush Source: OTHER 1200px-Zoothera_citrina_-_Khao_Yai.jpg

Mugimaki flycatcher / Mugimakischnäpper (Ficedula mugimaki)

Wikipedia: Mugimaki flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Ficedula_mugimaki_-_Khao_Yai.jpg
vagrant, Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Narcissus flycatcher / Narzissenschnäpper (Ficedula narcissina)

Wikipedia: Narcissus flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Narcissus_Flycatcher-cropped.jpg
vagrant, Ashmore Reef, Barrow Island, WA & Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Yellow-rumped flycatcher / Korea-Goldschnäpper (Ficedula zanthopygia)

Wikipedia: Yellow-rumped flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-%C4%90%E1%BB%9Bp_ru%E1%BB%93i_v%C3%A0ng_%28cropped%29.jpg

Snowy-browed flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra)

Wikipedia: Snowy-browed flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Snowy-browed_Flycatcher_0A2A2564.jpg

Little pied flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)

Wikipedia: Little pied flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Little_Pied_Flycatcher_0A2A5713.jpg

Asian brown flycatcher (alternate) (Muscicapa dauurica)

vagrant, Ashmore Reef, Browse & Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea)

Wikipedia: Ferruginous flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Muscicapa_ferruginea_-side-8_%282%29.jpg

Pied bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

Wikipedia: Pied bushchat Source: OTHER 1200px-Pied_bush_chat_%28Saxicola_caprata%29male_from_nilgiris_DSC_1123.jpg

White-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus)

Wikipedia: White-rumped shama Source: OTHER 1200px-White-rumped-shama-yala-sri-lanka-casey-klebba.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia.
General: The white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus) is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. Native to densely vegetated habitats in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, its popularity as a cage-bird and songster has led to it being introduced elsewhere. [more]

Oriental magpie-robin / Dajalschama (Copsychus saularis)

Oriental magpie-robin near Jim Thompson's house in Bangkok. 2024-01-18 15.34.16 Thailand
First observed in Thailand on 2024-01-18.



Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Melodic appearance of Oriental Magpie Robin Male 🕊️🌄#birds #viral #morning #song. Source: OTHER Melodic appearance of Oriental Magpie Robin Male 🕊️🌄#birds #viral #morning #song.mp3 (song)

Mangrove blue flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra)

Wikipedia: Mangrove blue flycatcher Source: OTHER Mangrove_Blue_Flycatcher_%28Cyornis_rufigastra%29%2C_Rakata%2C_Krakatau_%281%29.jpg

Fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias olivacea)

Wikipedia: Fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Fulvous-chested_Jungle_Flycatcher_0A2A5202.jpg

White-crowned forktail / Weißscheitel-Scherenschwanz (Enicurus leschenaulti)

Wikipedia: White-crowned forktail Source: OTHER 1200px-Enicurus_leschenaulti.jpg

Lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophrys)

Wikipedia: Lesser shortwing Source: OTHER 1200px-Lesser_Shortwing_0A2A7864.jpg

Sunda whistling thrush (Myophonus glaucinus)

Wikipedia: Sunda whistling thrush Source: OTHER Myophonus_glaucinus.jpg

Velvet-fronted nuthatch / Samtstirnkleiber (Sitta frontalis)

Wikipedia: Velvet-fronted nuthatch Source: OTHER 1200px-Velvet-fronted_Nuthatch_0A2A4674.jpg

Wikipedia: Brown shrike Source: OTHER 1200px-Lanius_cristatus_-_Surin.jpg
vagrant, Christmas Island & Ashmore Reef

Wikipedia: Long-tailed shrike Source: OTHER 1200px-Long-tailed_Shrilke_0A2A3080.jpg

Wikipedia: Slender-billed crow Source: OTHER Corvus_enca_celebensis.JPG

Large billed crow, Wat Pho, Bangkok. 2024-01-19 16.45.02 Thailand
First observed in Thailand on 2024-01-19.



Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC854761 - Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos. Source: XENOCANTO XC854761 - Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos.mp3 (song?)

Wikipedia: Dark-throated oriole Source: OTHER Dark-throated_Oriole.jpg

Wikipedia: Black-naped oriole Source: OTHER Black-naped_Oriole_eyeing_on_Lannea_coromandelica_fruits_W_IMG_7449.jpg

Wikipedia: White-breasted woodswallow Source: OTHER 1200px-Artamus_leucorynchus_-_Wonga.jpg
General: The white-breasted woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) is a medium sized passerine bird which breeds from the Andaman Islands east through Indonesia and northern Australia.^[1] The name "woodswallow" is a misnomer as they are not closely related to true swallows. Instead, they belong to the family Artamidae, which also includes butcherbirds, currawongs and the Australian magpie. [more]

Wikipedia: Racket-tailed treepie Source: OTHER 1200px-Crypsirina_temia.jpg

Black drongo, Phnom Krom. 2024-03-03 06.28.04 Cambodia
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-25.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia.
General: The black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a small Asian passerine bird of the drongo family Dicruridae. It is a common resident breeder in much of tropical southern Asia from southwest Iran through India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to southern China and Indonesia and accidental visitor of Japan. It is an all black bird with a distinctive forked tail and measures 28 cm (11 in) in length. It feeds on insects, and is common in open agricultural areas and light forest throughout its range, perching conspicuously on a bare perch or along power or telephone lines. The species is known for its aggressive behaviour towards much larger birds, such as crows, never hesitating to dive-bomb any bird of prey that invades its territory. This behaviour earns it the informal name of king crow. Smaller birds often nest in the well-guarded vicinity of a nesting black drongo. Previously grouped along with the African fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), the Asian forms are now treated as a separate species with several distinct populations. [more]


Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC814830 - Black Drongo - Dicrurus macrocercus cathoecus - song, Hong Kong, China. Source: XENOCANTO XC814830 - Black Drongo - Dicrurus macrocercus cathoecus - song, Hong Kong, China.mp3 (song)

Wikipedia: Ashy drongo Source: OTHER 1200px-0A2A8011_Ashy_Drongo.jpg

Wikipedia: Hair-crested drongo Source: OTHER Dicrurus_hottentottus-20030823.jpg

Wikipedia: Greater racket-tailed drongo Source: OTHER 1200px-Greater_racket-tailed_drongo_%40_Kanjirappally_01.jpg

Wikipedia: Golden whistler Source: OTHER 1200px-Pachycephala_pectoralis_youngi_2.jpg
General: The Australian golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) or golden whistler, is a species of bird found in forest, woodland, mallee, mangrove and scrub in Australia (except the interior and most of the north)^[2] Most populations are resident, but some in south-eastern Australia migrate north during the winter. Its taxonomy is highly complex and remains a matter of dispute, with some authorities including as many as 59 subspecies of the golden whistler (one of the highest numbers of subspecies in any bird),^[3] while others treat several of these as separate species. [more]

Wikipedia: Mangrove whistler Source: OTHER Mangrove_Whistler.jpg

Wikipedia: Black-naped monarch Source: OTHER 1200px-Hypothymis_azurea_-_Kaeng_Krachan.jpg

Wikipedia: Black-faced cuckoo-shrike Source: OTHER 1200px-Coracina_novaehollandiae.jpg
General: The black-faced cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) is a common omnivorous passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. It has a protected status in Australia, under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974. [more]

Wikipedia: Javan cuckooshrike Source: OTHER Javan_Cuckoo-Shrike_-_Malaysia_MG_6991_%2816408000903%29.jpg

Wikipedia: Lesser cuckooshrike Source: OTHER 1200px-Coracina_fimbriata_male_1838.jpg

Wikipedia: White-winged triller Source: OTHER 1200px-Lalage_tricolor_male_2_-_Glen_Davis.jpg
General: The white-winged triller (Lalage tricolor) is one of the smaller members of the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. It is found throughout mainland Australia and possibly on the islands to the north, including New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. It is resident or nomadic over the warmer part of its range (inland Australia and points north), and a summer breeding migrant to the cooler southern parts of Australia. [more]

Wikipedia: Pied triller Source: OTHER Pied_Triller_male.jpg

Wikipedia: Small minivet Source: OTHER Small_Minivet%28m%29_%28cropped%29.jpg

Wikipedia: Scarlet minivet Source: OTHER 1200px-20221225_Pericrocotus_speciosus.jpg

Wikipedia: Black-winged flycatcher-shrike Source: OTHER Black-winged_Flycatcher-Shrike_-_Gunung_Gede_-_West_Java_MG_3861_%2829773557386%29.jpg

Grey-headed canary flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)

Wikipedia: Grey-headed canary flycatcher Source: OTHER 1200px-Culicicapa_ceylonensis_-_Mae_Wong.jpg

Pied fantail (Rhipidura javanica)

Malaysian pied-fantail atop a woven rabbit statue in Phnom Penh. 2024-03-10 09.45.14 Cambodia
First observed in Cambodia on 2024-03-07.



Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC855225 - Malaysian Pied Fantail - Rhipidura javanica longicauda - song - Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand. Source: XENOCANTO XC855225 - Malaysian Pied Fantail - Rhipidura javanica longicauda - song - Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand.mp3 Thailand (song)

Wikipedia: Brown honeyeater Source: OTHER 1200px-Brown_Honeyeater_kobble_sep05.jpg
General: The brown honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta) belongs to the honeyeaters, a group of birds found mainly in Australia and New Guinea, which have highly developed brush-tipped tongues adapted for nectar feeding. It is a medium-small brownish bird, with yellow-olive panels in the tail and wing, and a yellow tuft behind the eye. [more]

Wikipedia: Golden-bellied gerygone Source: OTHER 1200px-Gerygone_sulphurea_flaveola%281%29.JPG

Gull-billed tern / Lachseeschwalbe (Gelochelidon nilotica)

Wikipedia: Gull-billed tern Source: OTHER 1200px-Gelochelidon_nilotica_vanrossemi.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: The gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica), formerly Sterna nilotica,^[2] is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek gelao, "to laugh", and khelidon, "swallow". The specific niloticus is from Latin and means of the Nile.^[3] The Australian gull-billed tern was previously considered a subspecies. [more]

Whiskered tern / Weissbart-Seeschwalbe (Chlidonias hybrida)

Whiskered tern, Phnom Krom. 2024-03-03 08.33.04 Cambodia
First observed in Cambodia on 2024-03-03.
The whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow". The specific hybridus is Latin for hybrid; Pallas thought it might be a hybrid of white-winged black tern and common tern, writing "Sterna fissipes [Chlidonias leucopterus] et Hirundine [Sterna hirundo] natam”.^[2] [more]
Calls: Contact call freely used and fairly distinct: An extremely hoarse, and rasping "krreek" in various moods. Timbre comparable to Corncrake. Sometimes uttered in stuttering series "kr-kr-kr-kr-kr". [Link]
Physical details: length=23-25 cm, wingspan=74-78 cm, weight=79-94 g
Habitats: River and lake


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC770351 - Whiskered Tern - Chlidonias hybrida - call, flight call - Heves County, Hungary. Source: XENOCANTO XC770351 - Whiskered Tern - Chlidonias hybrida - call, flight call - Heves County, Hungary.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,

White-winged tern / Weissflügelseeschwalbe (Chlidonias leucopterus)

Wikipedia: White-winged tern Source: OTHER Chlidonias_leucopterus_Mai_Po.jpg
General: The white-winged tern, or white-winged black tern (Chlidonias leucopterus or Chlidonias leucoptera), is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is a small species generally found in or near bodies of fresh water across much of the world, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow". [more]
Habitats: River and lake

Brown noddy / Noddi (Anous stolidus)

Wikipedia: Brown noddy Source: OTHER 1200px-Common_Noddy_1_-_Michaelmas.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The brown noddy or common noddy (Anous stolidus) is a seabird in the family Laridae. The largest of the noddies, it can be told from the closely related black noddy by its larger size and plumage, which is dark brown rather than black. The brown noddy is a tropical seabird with a worldwide distribution, ranging from Hawaii to the Tuamotu Archipelago and Australia in the Pacific Ocean, from the Red Sea to the Seychelles and Australia in the Indian Ocean and in the Caribbean to Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic Ocean. The brown noddy is colonial, usually nesting on elevated situations on cliffs or in short trees or shrubs. It only occasionally nests on the ground. A single egg is laid by the female of a pair each breeding season. In India the brown noddy is protected in the PM Sayeed Marine Birds Conservation Reserve.^[2] [more]

Caspian tern / Raubseeschwalbe (Hydroprogne caspia)

Wikipedia: Caspian tern Source: OTHER 1200px-Sterna-caspia-010.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)^[2] is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no accepted subspecies.^[3] The genus name is from Ancient Greek hudros, "water", and Latin progne, "swallow". The specific caspia is from Latin and, like the English name, refers to the Caspian Sea.^[4] [more]
Calls: Easily recognized by its very harsh calls. Sometimes likened to the sound of a plate of steel being dragged across a concrete floor. Similar in harshness to Grey Heron, but more drawn, with an accented middle; "Kraaeeet", or with a double syllable start "ka-ha-kraaaeet". Immature birds begs with a penetrating, sharp whistle. [Link]
Physical details: length=47-54 cm, wingspan=130-145 cm, weight=500-750 g
Habitats: River and lake

Bridled tern / Zügelseeschwalbe (Onychoprion anaethetus)

Wikipedia: Bridled tern Source: OTHER 1200px-Bridled_Tern_LEI_Nov06.JPG
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: The bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)^[2] is a seabird of the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus comes from onux meaning "claw" or "nail", and prion, meaning "saw". The specific anaethetus means "senseless, stupid".^[3] [more]

Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus)

Wikipedia: Aleutian tern Source: OTHER Aleutian_Tern.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia, Australia.
vagrant

Little tern / Zwergseeschwalbe (Sternula albifrons)

Little Tern, Reykjavik, Iceland. 2015-05-29 11.18.30 Iceland
First observed in Iceland on 2015-05-29.
General: The little tern (Sternula albifrons) is a seabird of the family Laridae. It was formerly placed into the genus Sterna, which now is restricted to the large white terns.^[2] The genus name is a diminutive of Sterna, "tern". The specific albifrons is from Latin albus, "white", and "frons", forehead.^[3] The former North American (S. a. antillarum) and Red Sea S. a. saundersi subspecies are now considered to be separate species, the least tern (Sternula antillarum) and Saunders's tern (Sternula saundersi). [more]
Vocalization: Fairly distinct voice. [Link]
Calls: Contact call a sharp "kitt", often combined to form undulating, rolling series. Not as sharp and penetrating as Common- and Arctic Tern. [Link]
Physical details: length=22-24 cm, wingspan=48-55 cm, weight=49-63 g
Habitats: River and lake

Great crested-tern / Eilseeschwalbe (Thalasseus bergii)

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General: The greater crested tern^[3] (Thalasseus bergii), also called crested tern or swift tern, is a tern in the family Laridae that nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtropical Old World. Its five subspecies breed in the area from South Africa around the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific and Australia, all populations dispersing widely from the breeding range after nesting. This large tern is closely related to the royal and lesser crested terns, but can be distinguished by its size and bill colour. [more]

Lesser sand-plover (Charadrius mongolus)

Wikipedia: Lesser sand-plover Source: OTHER 1200px-Charadrius_mongolus_-_Laem_Phak_Bia.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.
The lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus) is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The spelling is commonly given as lesser sand-plover, but the official British Ornithologists' Union spelling is "lesser sand plover". The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific mongolus is Latin and refers to Mongolia which at the time of naming referred to a larger area than the present country.^[2] [more]

Little ringed plover / Flussregenpfeifer (Charadrius dubius)

Little Ringed Plovers, Phnom Krom. 2024-03-03 09.12.46 Cambodia
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-10.
The little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) is a small plover. The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific dubius is Latin for doubtful, since Sonnerat, writing in 1776, thought this bird might be just a variant of common ringed plover.^[2] [more]
Vocalization: Quite different from Ringed Plover. Sharper sounding, lacking Ringed's soft tone. Often starts with a rolling "r". [Link]
Calls: Common calls are a two syllable "krrll-uuit" with a rising pitch or just a sharp, rolling "krrri-krrri". Also a longer rolling "krree-looo" with pitch rising in first syllable and falling in the second. [Link]
Physical details: length=14-15 cm, wingspan=42-48 cm, weight=32-48 g
Habitats: Wetland


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC835676 - Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius - flight call, song - Dundgovi, Mongolia. Source: XENOCANTO XC835676 - Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius - flight call, song - Dundgovi, Mongolia.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,

Greater sand plover / Wüstenregenpfeifer (Charadrius leschenaultii)

Wikipedia: Greater sand plover Source: OTHER 1200px-Greater_Sand_Plover_1_-_Lee_Point.jpg
General: The greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The spelling is commonly given as "greater sandplover" or "greater sand-plover", but the official British Ornithologists' Union spelling is "Greater Sand Plover".^[2] The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific leschenaultii commemorates the French botanist Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour.^[3] [more]

Red-capped plover (Charadrius ruficapillus)

Wikipedia: Red-capped plover Source: OTHER 1200px-Charadrius_ruficapillus_Breeding_Plumage.jpg
The red-capped plover (Charadrius ruficapillus), also known as the red-capped dotterel, is a small species of plover. [more]

Oriental plover (Charadrius veredus)

Wikipedia: Oriental plover Source: OTHER Charadrius_veredus_West_Timor_0.jpg
The oriental plover (Charadrius veredus) also known as the oriental dotterel, is a medium-sized Charadriine plover closely related to the Caspian plover. It breeds in parts of Mongolia and China, migrating southwards each year to spend its non-breeding season in Indonesia, New Guinea and northern Australia. [more]

Kentish plover / Seeregenpfeifer (Charadrius alexandrinus)

Der kleinste Watvoegel bei Ses Salines, Mallorcal, ein Seeregenpfeifer. 2022-04-08 17.00.16 Mallorca
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-08.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, Australia.
vagrant
Song: Contact calls more frequently heard than song, with two distinct calls. A short and soft ascending whistle resembling chiff-chaff is often heard from the ground, and a hard and rolling "prrrrt" if flushed (or just a short "tip"). Song a hard and rolling sequence resembling Dunlin song, but less nasal and more pulsating. [Link]
Physical details: length=15-17 cm, wingspan=42-45 cm, weight=39-56 g
Habitats: Wetland

Malaysian plover (Charadrius peronii)

Wikipedia: Malaysian plover Source: OTHER 1200px-Charadrius_peronii_-_Laem_Pak_Bia.jpg

Javan plover (Charadrius javanicus)

Wikipedia: Javan plover Source: OTHER 1200px-Javan_Plover_0A2A3807.jpg
Endemic (country/region)

Black-bellied plover / Kiebitzregenpfeifer (Pluvialis squatarola)

Black-bellied plover eggs. 2016-09-25 16.51.00 Botswana
First observed in Botswana on 2016-09-25.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: The grey plover or black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a medium-sized plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding.^[2] The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name squatarola is a Latinised version of Sgatarola, a Venetian name for some kind of plover.^[3] [more]
Calls: Contact call diagnostic. A plaintive, drawn and trisyllabic (but continuous) "kleeooowee". Pitch falls on second syllable and rises on last. [Link]
Physical details: length=27-30 cm, wingspan=71-83 cm, weight=190-280 g
Habitats: Wetland

Pacific golden plover / Sibirischer Goldregenpfeifer (Pluvialis fulva)

Wikipedia: Pacific golden plover Source: OTHER Pluvialis_fulva_-Bering_Land_Bridge_National_Preserve%2C_Alaska%2C_USA-8.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva), or Pacific golden-plover is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name fulva is Latin and refers to a tawny colour.^[2] [more]

Curlew sandpiper / Sichelstrandläufer (Calidris ferruginea)

Wikipedia: Curlew sandpiper Source: OTHER 1200px-Calidris_ferruginea%2C_winter_adult%2C_Pak_Thale.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
Etymology: Nicolas Baiker sagt, Hauptmerkmale innerhalb der Strandlaeufer sind der Augenstreif und der Schnabel der relativ lang ist und immer lezten Drittel immer krummer, darum Sichelstrandlaeufer. [Link]
Calls: Flight call a soft, ringing and rolling "krrrrrt, with variations. Lacks the hoarse, nasal quality of similar call by Dunlin. [Link]
Physical details: length=18-19 cm, wingspan=42-46 cm, weight=50-65 g
Habitats: Wetland

Ruff / Kampfläufer (Calidris pugnax)

Wikipedia: Ruff Source: OTHER 1200px-Philomachus_pugnax_-Diergaarde_Blijdorp-8c.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
Etymology: Nabu: Der Name leitet sich vom Balzverhalten der Männchen ab: In Balzarenen tragen sie „Turniere“ aus, um die Weibchen zu beeindrucken, dabei herrscht eine komplizierte Rollenverteilung. [Link]
Vocalization: Generally silent. Short, muted, nasal, mono or disyllabic grunts sometimes heard. [Link]
Physical details: length=26-30 cm, wingspan=54-58 cm, weight=75-230 g
Habitats: Wetland

Temminck's stint / Temminckstrandläufer (Calidris temminckii)

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General: Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii) is a small wader. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.^[3] The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.^[4] [more]
Habitats: Wetland

Red knot / Knutt (Calidris canutus)

Red knots, according to MerlinBirdID - underway to somewhere better at Las Coloradas. 2023-04-15 09.34.08 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The red knot (Calidris canutus) (just knot in English-speaking Europe) is a medium-sized shorebird which breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia. It is a large member of the Calidris sandpipers, second only to the great knot.^[2] Six subspecies are recognised. [more]
Song: Song an undulating, nasal mewing "poooor-mee", or "po-hor-mee". [Link]
Calls: Most commonly heard migratory call, a short "kut" or "knot". Sometimes given in stuttering series. [Link]
Physical details: length=23-25 cm, wingspan=57-61 cm, weight=110-160 g
Habitats: Wetland

Long-toed stint / Langzehenstrandläufer (Calidris subminuta)

Wikipedia: Long-toed stint Source: OTHER 1200px-Calidris_subminuta_-_Pak_Thale.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The long-toed stint, Calidris subminuta, is a small wader. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific subminuta is from Latin sub, "near to" and minuta, "small" from its similarity to the little stint, Calidris minuta.^[2] [more]

Sanderling / Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Sanderling. 2023-09-27 12.12.20 Florida
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-27.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling, "sand-ploughman".^[2] The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alba is Latin for "white".^[3] [more]
Calls: Call not very diagnostic; a short and soft "pleet" or "keek". [Link]
Physical details: length=20-21 cm, wingspan=40-45 cm, weight=44-70 g
Habitats: Wetland

Great knot (Calidris tenuirostris)

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General: The great knot (Calidris tenuirostris) is a small wader. It is the largest of the calidrid species. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific tenuirostris is from Latin tenuis "slender" and rostrum "bill".^[2] [more]

Rufous-necked stint / Rotkehlstrandläufer (Calidris ruficollis)

Wikipedia: Rufous-necked stint Source: OTHER 1200px-Red-necked_Stint_-_Boat_Harbour.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.
The red-necked stint (Calidris ruficollis) is a small migratory wader. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific ruficollis is from Latin rufus, "red" and collum, "neck".^[2] [more]

Sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)

Wikipedia: Sharp-tailed sandpiper Source: OTHER 1200px-Calidris_acuminata_-_Hexham_Swamp.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia, Australia.
The sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) (but see below) is a small wader. [more]

Eurasian curlew / Grosser Brachvogel (Numenius arquata)

Grosser Brachvogel. 2021-02-12 11.59.24
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-12.
In Jona findet man viele auf der Wiese unter Obstbaeumen, anscheinend weil es dort viele Insekten und Schnecken gibt (siehe oben).
Geography: Die Brachvögel bruetet im Moment recht viel in Vergleich mit früher. [Link]
Diet: Nabu: Auf dem Speiseplan des Großen Brachvogels stehen vor allem Insekten und deren Larven und andere Kleintiere wie Schnecken und Regenwürmer, aber auch Krebstierchen. Ab und zu frisst er auch Amphibien, Reptilien oder Fische. [Link]
Song: Song starts similar to Whimbrel, with long wailing notes "kluuueee", but takes on a different ending as it accelerates to an ascending phrase repeated in rapid cycles . [Link]
Physical details: length=50-60 cm, wingspan=80-100 cm, weight=540-1300 g
Habitats: Wetland


Call: Das Männchen steigt mit einzelnen, klangvollen Rufen auf, die vor der Landung in einen weithin hörbaren Triller übergehen. [Link]

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC625195-grosser brachvogel, michal jezierski, uk.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),

Whimbrel / Regenbrachvogel (Numenius phaeopus)

Regenbrachvogel oder Grosser Brachvogel - dunkle Schwanzfedern ein moegliches Zeichen. 2022-06-23 16.53.34 La Sauge
First observed in Canary Islands on 2022-03-19.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: Der Regenbrachvogel (Numenius phaeopus) ist mit einer Spannweite um die 80 cm viel kleiner als der Große Brachvogel, auch der Schnabel ist kürzer und der Oberkopf ist hell und dunkel gestreift. Der Ruf dieser Vogelart ähnelt einem hellen Trillern. [more]
Song: Song starts similar to Curlew with long wailing notes "kluuueee", which then accelerates to a continuous, vibrating single note. Lacks the cyclic phrase ending of Curlew. [Link]
Physical details: length=40-42 cm, wingspan=76-89 cm, weight=300-660 g
Habitats: Wetland

Far eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Wikipedia: Far eastern curlew Source: OTHER 1200px-Numenius_madagascariensis_1_-_Stockton_Sandspit.jpg
General: The Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) is a large shorebird most similar in appearance to the long-billed curlew, but slightly larger. It is mostly brown in color, differentiated from other curlews by its plain, unpatterned brown underwing. It is not only the largest curlew but probably the world's largest sandpiper, at 60–66 cm (24–26 in) in length and 110 cm (43 in) across the wings.^[3] The body is reportedly 565–1,150 g (1.246–2.535 lb), which may be equaled by the Eurasian curlew.^[4] The extremely long bill, at 12.8–20.1 cm (5.0–7.9 in) in length, rivals the bill size of the closely related long-billed curlew as the longest bill for a sandpiper.^[3] [more]

Ruddy turnstone / Steinwälzer (Arenaria interpres)

Ruddy turnstone near Las Coloradas. 2023-04-15 10.06.32 Yucatan
First observed in Canary Islands on 2022-03-19.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is a small wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name arenaria derives from arenarius, "inhabiting sand, from arena, "sand". The specific interpres means "messenger"; when visiting Gotland in 1741, Linnaeus thought that the Swedish word Tolk "interpreter" applied to this species, but in the local dialect the word means "legs" and is used for the redshank.^[2] [more]
Song: Alarm call/song more "wader-like", a staccato "kuvi-kuvi-vit-vit-vitua". [Link]
Calls: Characteristic call: An explosive, hard, resonant and short "koi" or "kott" with a peculiar timbre, usually given in rapid or accelerating series. [Link]
Physical details: length=22-24 cm, wingspan=50-57 cm, weight=85-150 g
Habitats: Wetland

Swinhoe's snipe / Waldbekassine (Gallinago megala)

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This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia, Australia.
General: Swinhoe's snipe, Gallinago megala, also known as forest snipe or Chinese snipe, is a medium-sized (length 27–29 cm, wingspan 38–44 cm, weight 120 gm), long-billed, migratory wader. [more]

Pintail snipe / Spießbekassine (Gallinago stenura)

Wikipedia: Pintail snipe Source: OTHER 1200px-Gallinago_stenura_-_Laem_Pak_Bia.jpg
The pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers. [more]

Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)

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The Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus) is a rare medium-large wader. [more]

Bar-tailed godwit / Pfuhlschnepfe (Limosa lapponica)

Wikipedia: Bar-tailed godwit Source: OTHER 1200px-Bar-tailed_Godwit.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
Seasonal Behavior: Other: Eine junge Pfuhlschnepfe scheint einen Non-Stop-Rekord für Zugvögel aufgestellt zu haben. Der Vogel sei über 13.500 Kilometer von Alaska in den australischen Bundesstaat Tasmanien geflogen, das berichteten mehrere Medien übereinstimmend. [Link]
Habitats: Wetland

Black-tailed godwit / Uferschnepfe (Limosa limosa)

Wikipedia: Black-tailed godwit Source: OTHER 1200px-Black-tailed_Godwit_Uferschnepfe.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. There are three subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times. [more]
Habitats: Wetland

Common redshank / Rotschenkel (Tringa totanus)

Common redshank plus common pochard. 2022-04-12 14.02.38 Mallorca
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-12.
The common redshank or simply redshank (Tringa totanus) is a Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific totanus is from Tótano, the Italian name for this bird.^[2] [more]
Vocalization: Generally a noisy and loud bird, especially at breeding ground. Most heard is a characteristic "tew-hoo", or "tew-hoo-hoo" with first syllable accentuated. No gap between the syllables like Greenshank, and usually with a marked falling pitch. [Link]
Song: Song similar to Wood Sandpiper, but with three accented notes in each cycle, not two. [Link]
Physical details: length=27-29 cm, wingspan=59-66 cm, weight=85-150 g
Habitats: Wetland

Wood sandpiper / Bruchwasserläufer (Tringa glareola)

Wikipedia: Wood sandpiper Source: OTHER 1200px-Wood_Sandpiper_Safari_Park.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-08-19.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader. This Eurasian species is the smallest of the shanks, which are mid-sized long-legged waders of the family Scolopacidae. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific glareola is from Latin glarea, " gravel".^[2] [more]
Vocalization: Totally different from Green Sandpiper. [Link]
Calls: Flight call a soft, but explosive "whiff whiff" , sometimes with only one syllable. Display call similar to redshank but with only two accented beats; a fast melodious "dee-loo", repeated in cycles. [Link]
Physical details: length=19-21 cm, wingspan=56-57 cm, weight=50-80 g
Habitats: Wetland


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20210819_082604 birdnet 1940 - Wood Sandpiper, saw a bird flying, check reports in Ornitho - Wood Sandpiper - Uznach.mp3 2021-08-19 08.26.04 Uznach (song?)

Spotted redshank / Dunkler Wasserläufer (Tringa erythropus)

Dunkler Wasserlaeufer. 2021-10-24 10.25.42 Neeracherried
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-10-24.
General: The spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) is a wader (shorebird) in the large bird family Scolopacidae. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific erythropus is from Ancient Greek eruthros, "red", and pous, "foot".^[2] [more]
Calls: Flight call loud and diagnostic, and is often the first sign of the species' presence; a sharp and short, disyllabic "koo-eett", with the first syllable falling in pitch and the second rising sharply. Display call a squeaky, but melodic "krroo-lee-ooo" repeated in cycles. Alarm call a falcon-like "ke-ke-ke-ke". [Link]
Physical details: length=29-31 cm, wingspan=61-67 cm, weight=125-210 g
Habitats: Wetland

Marsh sandpiper / Teichwasserläufer (Tringa stagnatilis)

Wikipedia: Marsh sandpiper Source: OTHER 1200px-Tringa_stagnatilis_2_-_Laem_Pak_Bia.jpg
General: The marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) is a small wader. It is a rather small shank, and breeds in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from easternmost Europe to the Russian Far East. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific stagnatilis is from Latin stagnum, "swamp".^[2] [more]
Song: Song a slow, melancholic whistle "tu-lee-uu", with the middle part highest in pitch (and with falling glissando). Similar to Spotted Redshank in structure, but with a clear tone (little risk of confusion). [Link]
Calls: Flight call/contact call similar to singular instances of alarm call of Redshank, consisting of a single note rising abruptly in pitch in a split second and then falling; "kieew". Lingers a bit at the ending of the note, giving it a clearer glissando than in Redshank. [Link]
Physical details: length=22-24 cm, wingspan=55-59 cm, weight=50-85 g

Common greenshank / Grünschenkel (Tringa nebularia)

MerlinBirdID says common greenshank, probably non-breeding adult. 2022-04-12 14.52.08 Mallorca
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-12.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific nebularia is from Latin nebula "mist". Like the Norwegian Skoddefoll, this refers to the greenshank's damp marshy habitat.^[2] [more]
Vocalization: Most heard is a characteristic, trisyllabic "tew-tew-tew" (sometimes two or four syllables). Can resemble redshank, but pitch more stable, and not falling notably. Each syllable is clearly separated and equally emphasized. [Link]
Song: Song a clear disyllabic "cloo-eeee", repeated in cycles but each phrase clearly separated. At close range a short creaky sound is audible (between each phrase). Redshank may sing in a slightly similar way, but in continuous, linked phrases. [Link]
Physical details: length=30-33 cm, wingspan=68-70 cm, weight=130-270 g
Habitats: Wetland

Grey-tailed tattler / Grauschwanzwasserläufer (Tringa brevipes)

Wikipedia: Grey-tailed tattler Source: OTHER Tringa_brevipes2.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia, Australia.
General: The grey-tailed tattler or Polynesian tattler,^[2] Tringa brevipes (formerly Heteroscelus brevipes^[3][4]) is a small, foraging shorebird in the genus Tringa. The English name for the tattlers refers to their noisy call.^[5] The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific brevipes is from Latin brevis, "short", and pes, "foot".^[6] [more]

Nordmann's greenshank / Tüpfelgrünschenkel (Tringa guttifer)

Wikipedia: Nordmann's greenshank Source: OTHER Spotted_Greenshank.jpg
vagrant

Terek sandpiper / Terekwasserläufer (Xenus cinereus)

Wikipedia: Terek sandpiper Source: OTHER Xenus_cinereus_%28Alnus%29.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) is a small migratory Palearctic wader species and is the only member of the genus Xenus. It is named after the Terek River which flows into the west of the Caspian Sea, as it was first observed around this area.^[2] The genus name Xenus is from Ancient Greek xenos stranger, and cinereus is Latin for "ash-grey" from cinis, cineris, "ashes".^[3] [more]

Common sandpiper / Flussuferläufer (Actitis hypoleucos)

MerlinBirdID meint Flussuferläufer. 2022-09-04 07.49.06 Neeracherried
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-09-04.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the spotted sandpiper (A. macularia), make up the genus Actitis. They are parapatric and replace each other geographically; stray birds of either species may settle down with breeders of the other and hybridize. Hybridization has also been reported between the common sandpiper and the green sandpiper, a basal species of the closely related shank genus Tringa. [more]
Calls: Very vocal with characteristic repertoire of very high-pitched calls. Often heard is a disyllabic call, drawn out and slightly rising in pitch in the second part. This is often repeated in a series of rising tones in a cyclic manner, with approx 5 tones in each cycle. [Link]
Physical details: length=19-21 cm, wingspan=38-41 cm, weight=40-60 g
Habitats: Wetland

Red-necked phalarope / Odinshühnchen (Phalaropus lobatus)

Wikipedia: Red-necked phalarope Source: OTHER 1200px-Red-necked_Phalarope.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: The red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), also known as the northern phalarope and hyperborean phalarope,^[2] is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans. [more]

Common tern / Flussseeschwalbe (Sterna hirundo)

First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-27.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
Seasonal Behavior: Die Flussseeschwalbe (Sterna hirundo) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Seeschwalben (Sternidae). Sie ist in Mitteleuropa ein verbreiteter, aber nicht sehr häufiger Brut- und Sommervogel. Während der Zugzeiten können im mitteleuropäischen Raum außerdem viele Durchzügler beobachtet werden. [Link]
Vocalization: Similar to Arctic Tern but deeper. [Link]
Calls: Lacks latter's high pitched "tip-tip-tip" call, and the drawn out "kree-aaahh" call falls more distinctly in pitch. [Link]
Physical details: length=31-35 cm, wingspan=77-98 cm, weight=110-150 g
Habitats: River and lake


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20200427_140813 birdnet 430 - Common tern.mp3 2020-04-27 14.08.13 Luppmen (song?)

Black-naped tern / Schwarznacken-Seeschwalbe (Sterna sumatrana)

Wikipedia: Black-naped tern Source: OTHER Black-naped_Tern_LEI.JPG
General: The black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana) is an oceanic tern mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is rarely found inland. [more]

Roseate tern / Rosenseeschwalbe (Sterna dougallii)

Wikipedia: Roseate tern Source: OTHER 1200px-Roseate_terns_Palometas.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern",^[2] and the specific dougallii refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDougall (1777–1814).^[3] "Roseate" refers to the bird's pink breast in breeding plumage.^[4] [more]
Calls: Extremely harsh calls. Like mix of Caspian and Arctic Tern. Very hard and raspy "kreeeet", harder and higher pitched than Caspian Tern, but equally harsh. Other calls include more Arctic/Common tern-like short "kek", and similar. [Link]
Physical details: length=33-38 cm, wingspan=72-80 cm, weight=92-133 g

Lesser crested tern (alternate) (Sterna bengalensis)

Andalusian buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)

Barred buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)

Wikipedia: Barred buttonquail Source: OTHER Barred_Button_quail_or_Common_Bustard-Quail_%28Turnix_suscitatior%29_Photograph_By_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg

Oriental pratincole / Orientbrachschwalbe (Glareola maldivarum)

Wikipedia: Oriental pratincole Source: OTHER 1200px-Glareola_maldivarum_-_Beung_Borapet.jpg
General: The oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum), also known as the grasshopper-bird or swallow-plover, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. [more]

Beach stone-curlew / Rifftriel (Burhinus grallarius)

Probably a bush thick-knee at Sydney zoo. 2008-01-10 13.15.24 Australia
First observed in Australia on 2008-01-10.
The beach stone-curlew (Esacus magnirostris) also known as beach thick-knee is a large, ground-dwelling bird that occurs in Australasia, the islands of South-east Asia. At 55 cm (22 in) and 1 kg (2.2 lb), it is one of the world's largest shorebirds. At a mean of 1,032 g (2.275 lb) in males and 1,000 g (2.2 lb) in females, it is the heaviest living member of the Charadriiformes outside of the gull and skua families.^[2] [more]

Black-winged stilt / Stelzenläufer (Himantopus himantopus)

Black winged stilt. 2024-02-24 09.29.24 Laos
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-12.
The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae). The scientific name H. himantopus was formerly applied to a single, almost cosmopolitan species. It is now normally applied to the form that is widespread in Eurosiberia and Africa and which was formerly regarded as the nominate subspecies of Himantopus himantopus sensu lato. The scientific name Himantopus comes from the Greek meaning "strap foot" or "thong foot".^[2] Most sources today accept 2–4 species.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]} It is sometimes called pied stilt, but that name is now reserved for the Australian species, Himantopus leucocephalus. [more]
Habitats: Wetland


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC863470 - Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus - flight call, a squeaky yapping - Camargue, France. Source: XENOCANTO XC863470 - Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus - flight call, a squeaky yapping - Camargue, France.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,

Common moorhen / Teichhuhn (Gallinula chloropus)

Teichhuhn bei Rapperswil 2021-02-12 12.54.22 Rapperswil
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-12.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
Seen at the Pfäffikersee walking across the path from one set of reeds to another. An apprentice at the nature center gave us the identification, presuming it was a juvenile because of the lack of color. I'd have said its legs were shorter, but the moorhen definitely has the main trait we saw, that it holds its short tail in the air.
Habitat: Common Moorhens prefer to nest in the thicket on the edge of ponds, lakes or rivers and mostly only give themselves away through their guttural calls. They are easier to observe in winter because then they leave their well-vegetated habitat and are seen in meadows, parks and on open waters. [Link]
Song: Most typical is the territorial call (song); a sharp, loud and resonant "krrrr-ook" or "krrrk". [Link]
Calls: Rich repertoire of loud calls and softer sounds. Other calls; a sharp, three or four-syllable "kekeke", and a soft "wep" sometimes drawn-out in a more mewing version. [Link]
Physical details: length=32-35 cm, wingspan=50-55 cm, weight=240-420 g
Habitats: Wetland