Bird call classifiers for birds whose songs I'm still learning in 2024, plus quiz

Bird	Description	Audio
einnotig
absteigend
Heckenbraunelle ■■	absteigend einnotig fast high (5-7 KHz) . Swooping staccato call 0.5 seconds long heard near Lendikon. Repeated irregularly after 1-3.5 seconds. Call: 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]	♫
Sumpfmeise ■■	absteigend einnotig slow high (6-9 KHz) . Falling note, relatively long, sometimes repeated - like the pee below without the choo? Call: Most typical call an explosive, sneeze-like "pee-choo", starting high-pitched and ending on a lower note. Error loading Flash for sound! See sound file . [Link]	♫
Ringdrossel ■■	- Gesang. Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording. Call: Alarm call a series of "chok-chok". Thicker and more resonant than Redwing. [Link]	♫
einnotig
Waldbaumläufer ■■	einnotig slow high (7-9 KHz) . General: Wikipedia sagt: Sein Ruf klingt in etwa wie "siih" oder "tih". Fairly regularly spaced single tseep at 7-9KHz. Call: Contact call a drawn, high-pitched "tzreeee". Similar to Goldcrest in timbre, but of longer duration with a vibrating and slightly rolling tone. Generally repeated in evenly paced, slow series (unlike Goldcrest). [Link] Call: weniger scharf, „srih,“ weniger eindringlich als oben [Link] Contact call a drawn, high-pitched "tzreeee". Similar to Goldcrest in timbre, but of longer duration with a vibrating and slightly rolling tone. Generally repeated in evenly paced, slow series (unlike Goldcrest). Each phrase starts with a few contact call-like notes followed by a Willow Warbler-like descending part, which then jumps to a few descending high notes to form a marked conclusion. Note that "mixed singers" are not uncommon in areas where both species of treecreepers occur. [Link]	♫
Bachstelze ■■	einnotig slow high (3-7 KHz) . Single note repeated - really two but the change is so fast, I mostly hear one. Call: Contact calls short and sharp. Usually with disyllabic, "bouncing" quality, and with each syllable only accented, not clearly separated from the other (see Grey Wagtail). [Link]	♫
aufsteigend
Buchfink ■■	aufsteigend einnotig slow medium (3-5 KHz) . - Regenruf. General: Repeated ascending note, faster than the long starling whoops, about 2/seconds - compare with the black redstart. There are many different calls, the Marler book describes the 'chink' call as functioning as a mobbing and separation call. At XenoCanto I find calls described as "ping", "pik" (same thing?), "pchew", "duit", "huit", "ti-huit". Call: Der sogenannte Regenruf der Männchen, „schrrüt“, der selbst in benachbarten Ortsteilen deutlich variieren kann, erklingt nur während der Brutzeit. Als Regenruf wird er bezeichnet, weil er kurz vor oder sogar während des Regens zu hören ist, wenn die anderen Vögel verstummen. [DasHaus]	♫
absteigend, Raspel
Grünfink ■■	absteigend, Raspel einnotig slow medium (1-5 KHz) . - Alarmruf. Raspy descending note. XenoCanto submitter of Bavaria called this an alarm call, but it's also called a 'wheeze' and it's part of the song as well. Call: Contact call a fairly resonant "chep-chep", resembling Redpoll, but less nasal and with a fuller tone. Also a sharp, drawn, ascending "kooeee", (perhaps not obviously recognized as a finch). [Link]	♫
stottern/kieseln
Zaunkönig ■■	stottern/kieseln einnotig slow high (3-8 KHz) . Sputtery/drippy/trilly repeated notes at 3-8 KHz. June 2022 heard check calls that were distinctly irregularly in their rhythm. Call: „zerr“ (z-und rr-gleichzeitig) auch durchdringendes „tzr“(Gezetter) [Link] Warning call a short hard "teck", like banging two rocks together. Often repeated in series when excited to form machine-gun-like "firing". [Link]	♫
stereotypisch melodisch
Stieglitz ■■	stereotypisch melodisch fast low-high (2-8 KHz) . Der Name 'Stieglitz' ahmt den Ruf (sti-ge-lit) angeblich nach. [Link] Call: Other calls: A harsh budgerigar or house martin-like "trrrtt-trrrrt". [Link]	♫
einnotig
Girlitz ■■	einnotig slow medium (1-5 KHz) . - Flugruf. Call: Ringing trill also used as contact call, with slightly falling pitch "trrilrlitlitlit". Alarm call a short, redpoll-like "weee-eeet", with an accented high-pitched middle part. [Link]	♫
Gimpel ■■	einnotig slow low (2-3 KHz) . - Kontaktruf. laconic 1 note call w slight dip? Song NABU 1 parakeet like puppy-dog whining, NABU 2 whistles, 2-syllable peek-a-boo, ... Call: Contact call a soft, full-bodied, descending, pure whistle; "peeuu". [Link]	♫
Hohltaube ■■	- Gesang. Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording. Call: Nur noch sehr selten zu hören! [Link]	♫
einnotig
Mauersegler ■■	einnotig fast high (4-7 KHz) . Heard from high in the air Call: Often continued with a dry lower pitched "trrrrrr" before calling again. Very vocal at breeding area, and often a flock will call together. Despite being quite similar to Pallid Swift, the call is probably the best field character to separate the two. Pallid puts the stress on the ending of the call, followed by a quick fall in pitch (dynamics like moaning with a quick release). Plain Swift calls similar to Common Swift, but differs in slightly fluctuating pitch during the call, and a loss of resonance towards the ending (thinner sounding). [Link]	♫
Rohrammer ■■	- Gesang. Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording. Call: Contact call a sharp, descending and drawn "tseeeoo". A bit similar to Yellow Wagtail, but not as sharp and explosive. In migration a thick, and unmusical "chong" is often heard. [Link]	♫
Zwergtaucher ■■	- Gesang. Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN Call: Call; sometimes a single quite clear high pitched "dydlylyyt". More often combined into longer phrases with harsher quality, oscillating like laughter and travelling up and down in pitch in agitated motion. Reminiscent of female Cuckoo. [Link]	♫

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Bird	Description	Audio
Gartengrasmücke ■■	Call: Alarm call a hard "check", and a hoarse "tcherr". [Link]
Schwarzkehlchen ■■	Call: hart „track“ oder „fiet-track-track“ [Link] Alarm call an alternation of a high-pitched "weet" and a hard "check", like other chats. The "weet" is much higher pitched than the similar call of Whinchat, and Stonechat repeats the "check" more frequently. [Link]
Grauammer ■■	Call: Calls with a dry "chep" or a brittle "vitt". [Link]
Sumpfrohrsänger ■■	Call: Sehr ähnlich der obigen Art [Teichrohrsänger]. [Link] More defined pauses and staccato tempo, and lacks Icterine Warbler's nasal high-pitched calls. Differs from Blyth's Reed Warbler in fewer repetitions of each phrase, and lack of said species' whistling, arpeggio-like calls. Typical sequence is a hoarse, drawn "ti-chaaa". Alarm call a short "chepp" with clipped ending. [Link]
Teichrohrsänger ■■	Call: Rufe:“tsche, tschkt , schreeh, tschrä“,“err“ [Link] Alarm call a harsh, dry and rolling "kraaaat". [Link]
Schilfrohrsänger ■■	Call: Rufe:“zäck“, „zieck“, „err“. [Link] Alarm call a hard "check". Anxiety call a dry and rolling "rrrrr". A mixture of musical sounds, expert mimicry and characteristic harsh and strident calls. Not as rhythmic and evenly paced as Reed Warbler, but varies tempo a lot. [Link]
Drosselrohrsänger ■■	Call: Rufe:“kerr“ (tief), „ tek“ [Link] Contact call a grating, dry "kirrrat", where each rolling r is discernable. Fairly concise motifs typically consisting of two deep mono- or disyllabic notes followed by a few higher tones. I.e: "kerek kerek, trii trii trii". Clamorous Reed Warbler differs in more diffuse motifs. [Link]