Birds of Japan

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

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

Physical details: length=42-50 cm, wingspan=65-80 cm, weight=650-1200 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Red-breasted merganser / Mittelsäger (Mergus serrator)
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Mittelsäger-Paar im Luppmen in Fehraltorf. 2025-02-03 16:58:13 Luppmen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-04-06.

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

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

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

Similar species

Looks similar to: Greater scaup. Details

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 03-23 - 07-20
Migration in: 01-01 - 04-11
Migration out: 10-27 - 12-31
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

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Physical details

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

Vocalisation

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

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

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

Physical details: length=50-65 cm, wingspan=81-98 cm, weight=750-1450 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Eurasian teal / Krickente (Anas crecca)
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Krickente Männchen, Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 12:51:34 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-26.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: Wintergast am Teich am Aa-Bach beim Südende des Pfäffikersee
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 3
Etymology: Die hellen «krrik»-Rufe der stimmfreudigen Erpel verhalfen dieser Art zu ihrem deutschen Namen. [Link]
Vocalization: Male: characteristic, short, highly resonant and metallic "plytt". A bit similar to Pintail, but higher pitched and lacking accompanying whistling sound. Female: various quacking sounds generally quicker paced, more nasal and noticeably higher pitched than Mallard. [Link]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=34-38 cm, wingspan=58-64 cm, weight=200-450 g
Habitats: River and lake

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC619133-Krickente von Peter Bosman, Belgium.mp3 (song)


Blup blup, fast wie vom Computer generiert, fur mich nohe Noten (obwohl Sonogram nur 2.5 KHz zeigt)

Call attributes: Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),
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Northern shoveler / Löffelente (Spatula clypeata)
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Löffelente am Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-06 08:47:36 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-08.

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird

Other Details

Physical details

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

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

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

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

Eastern spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha)
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Wikipedia: Eastern spot-billed duck Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Anas_zonorhyncha_swimming.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Rare winter visitor
Details

Gadwall / Schnatterente (Mareca strepera)
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MerlinBirdID meint Schnatterente - ich habe gehofft herauszufinden welche Ente das typische Gelbe da hinten hat. 2022-02-05 14:34:58 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-08.

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-20 - 07-20
Migration in: 02-20 - 05-21
Migration out: 07-20 - 12-31
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Other Details

Physical details

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

Vocalisation

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

Details

Falcated duck / Sichelente (Mareca falcata)
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Wikipedia: Falcated duck Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Falcated_duck_1.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Accidental
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Common pochard / Tafelente (Aythya ferina)
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Tafelente mit roten Augen, braunem Kopf, Schnabel schwarz plus silber, fein und schön gemusterte Feder am Rücken. 2022-02-05 13:09:16 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-08.

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

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

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

Tufted duck / Reiherente (Aythya fuligula)
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Reiherenten am Klingnauerstausee, zwei Weibchen, zwei Männchen. 2022-02-05 14:39:46 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-05.

Description

General: Schwarz-weiss mit Muster auf Rücken/Flügel, gelbe Augen, blau-grauer Schnabel mit schwarzer Spitze
General: On a lake in wintertime.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast um 1900 in Deutschland eingewandert, seit 1930 offiziell Brutvogel
Geography: 'Die Reiherente ... zählt zu den so genannten Tauchenten und gilt als die häufigste Süßwassertauchente. Es handelt sich um eine verhältnismäßig kleine, kompakt gebaute Ente. Auffällig sind der verhältnismäßig kurze Schnabel und der auffällig runde Kopf. Die Männchen haben am Hinterkopf einen langen, herabhängenden Schopf. Das Weibchen weist eine kurze Holle auf. Die Reiherente ist in Mitteleuropa ein verbreiteter Brut- und Jahresvogel', und in der Schweiz ein Wintergast. [Link]
Vocalization: Male display sound: High pitched short whistling-like noises, "pjuu-uu", not very audible. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 05-10 - 08-09
Migration in: 01-01 - 05-10
Migration out: 07-10 - 12-31
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Physical details

Physical details: length=40-47 cm, wingspan=67-73 cm, weight=500-1000 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 01-21 - 01-29
Migration out: 01-21 - 02-20
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Other Details

Physical details

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

Similar species

Looks similar to: Red-breasted merganser. Details

Baer's pochard / Bärmoorente (Aythya baeri)
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Wikipedia: Bär's pochard Source: WIKIPEDIA 1280px-Aythya_baeri_cropped.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Rare winter visitor, critically endangered
Details

Common shelduck / Brandgans (Tadorna tadorna)
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Brandgans mal zwei. 2022-02-05 13:43:48 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-02-05.

Description

General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: Male: Various whistling sounds. Often series of ricochet-like "piu" repeated with gradually rising and falling intensity. Also passerine-like "tzzrrrr". Female: different variants on deeper hoarse sounds like "ar-ar-ar-ar" sometimes with accented endings with rising pitch. [Link]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=58-67 cm, wingspan=110-133 cm, weight=800-1450 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Crested shelduck (Tadorna cristata)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

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

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

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

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.
General: The harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) is a small sea duck. It takes its name from Harlequin (French Arlequin, Italian Arlecchino), a colourfully dressed character in Commedia dell'arte. The species name comes from the Latin word "histrio", meaning "actor".^[2] In North America it is also known as lords and ladies. Other names include painted duck, totem pole duck, rock duck, glacier duck, mountain duck, white-eyed diver, squeaker and blue streak. [more]
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Smew / Zwergsäger (Mergellus albellus)
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Wikipedia: Smew Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Zwergsaeger_maenchen_weibchen.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: Mostly quiet except when displaying, and even then difficult to hear. Male: an ascending, froglike, rattling pulse of clicks. Also various grunting sounds. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 01-21 - 01-29
Migration out: 01-21 - 02-01
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Physical details

Physical details: length=38-44 cm, wingspan=55-69 cm, weight=500-800 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 03-15 - 03-23
Migration out: 03-01 - 03-23
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Physical details

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

American black scoter / Amerikanische Trauerente (Melanitta americana)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.
General: Die Pazifiktrauerente (Melanitta americana) ist ein Entenvogel aus der Gattung Melanitta. Sie wird auch Pazifische Trauerente oder Amerikanische Trauerente genannt. Der Gattungsname stammt von den altgriechischen Wörtern μελας melas, μελανος melanos  „schwarz“ und νηττα nētta „Ente“. Der Artname americana stammt vom lateinischen Wort für „amerikanisch“.^[1] Diese Art bildet zusammen mit der Trauerente die Untergattung Oidemia. Gelegentlich werden beide Arten auch als konspezifisch angesehen, die Pazifiktrauerente wird dann als M. nigra americana gelistet. [more]
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Stejneger's scoter (Melanitta stejnegeri)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.
General: Stejneger's scoter (Melanitta stejnegeri), also known as the Siberian scoter, is a large sea duck. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas "black" and netta "duck". [more]
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Steller's eider / Scheckente (Polysticta stelleri)
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Wikipedia: Steller's eider Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Steller%27s_Eider_%28Polysticta_stelleri%29_%2813667966664%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) is a sea duck that breeds along the Arctic coasts of eastern Siberia and Alaska. [more]
Vocalization: Male seldom heard. Display sound probably a clear whistle rising slightly and then falling in pitch, a bit like Golden Plover. Female more noisy with indistinct guttural sounds. [Link]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=43-47 cm, wingspan=70-76 cm, weight=670-1000 g
Details

Baikal teal / Gluckente (Sibirionetta formosa)
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Wikipedia: Baikal teal Source: WIKIPEDIA Anas.formosa.4.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Accidental
Details

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

Description

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

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Physical details

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

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

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.
General: The tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris) is a goose that breeds in northern Siberia. This and the taiga bean goose are recognised as separate species by the American Ornithological Society and International Ornithologists' Union, but are considered a single species by other authorities (collectively called bean goose). It is migratory and winters further south in Asia. The taiga and tundra bean goose diverged about 2.5 million years ago and established secondary contact ca. 60,000 years ago, resulting in extensive gene flow.^[1] [more]
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Taiga bean goose / Saatgans (Anser fabalis)
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Wikipedia: Taiga bean goose Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Anser_fabalis_fabalis%2C_Kurortny_District%2C_St_Petersburg%2C_Russia_1.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

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Physical details

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

Mute swan / Höckerschwan (Cygnus olor)
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The crowd hanging out at the one island by La Sauge - mute swans, a carrion crow, cormorants, yellow-legged gulls, and two Eurasian curlews at the left. 2025-04-21 14:04:37 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-12.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Common waterbird at Pfäffikersee, very common on Lake Zurich.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: Ein Schwanenweibchen, das Junge führt, lässt bei Annäherung eines fliegenden Fressfeindes mehrsilbige ächzende Laute hören, die lautmalerisch mit krrr-wip-wip, chh oder einem tiefen chorr umschrieben werden können. [Link]
Vocalization: Silent compared to other swans. A repertoire of snorting, grunting and hissing sound when interacting. No far carrying sounds. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird

Other Details

Physical details

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

Tundra swan / Pfeifschwan (Cygnus columbianus)
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Wikipedia: Tundra swan Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Cygnus_bewickii_01.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2024-12-07.

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
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Other Details

Physical details

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

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 03-12 - 03-19
Migration out: 02-20 - 03-12
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Other Details

Physical details

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

Vocalisation

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

Details

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

Description

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

Brant / Ringelgans (Branta bernicla)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 11-26 - 12-31
Migration out: 03-12 - 04-20
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Other Details

Physical details

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

Garganey / Knäkente (Spatula querquedula)

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Garganey (I can remember the German name Knaekenten better) coming in for a landing. 2025-04-21 09:44:19 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2025-04-21.

Description

Vocalization: Male display sound a characteristic dry rattling, like the sound of running fingernails along the teeth of a comb. A bit similar to Ptarmigan. Also heard at other times than when courting. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-01 - 09-25

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=37-41 cm, wingspan=60-63 cm, weight=250-450 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Lesser whistling duck / Javapfeifgans (Dendrocygna javanica)
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Wikipedia: Lesser whistling duck Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Dendrocygna_javanica_-_Chiang_Mai.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Details

Great cormorant / Kormoran (Phalacrocorax carbo)

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird

Other Details

Physical details

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

Vocalisation

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

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

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


Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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Japanese cormorant / Japankormoran (Phalacrocorax capillatus)

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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Pelagic cormorant / Meerscharbe (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)

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Wikipedia: Pelagic cormorant Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Pelagic_Cormorant_flying.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia.
General: The pelagic cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus), also known as Baird's cormorant, is a small member of the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. Analogous to other smallish cormorants, it is also called the pelagic shag occasionally. This seabird lives along the coasts of the northern Pacific; during winter it can also be found in the open ocean.^[2] Pelagic cormorants have relatively short wings due to their need for economical movement underwater, and consequently have the highest flight costs of any bird.^[3] [more]
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Red-faced cormorant (Urile urile)

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Wikipedia: Red-faced cormorant Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Red-faced_Cormorant_on_St._Paul_Island_by_Lisa_Hupp_USFWS.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

The red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile), red-faced shag or violet shag, is a bird species of the family Phalacrocoracidae. [more]
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Great egret / Silberreiher (Ardea alba)

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Silberreiher in Deutschland, von WikiCommons Von Andreas Eichler, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59954907 Source: OTHER Wikicommons 2016.10.30--Silberreiher.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-24.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: Auf dem Heimweg von Schwanden haben wir bei Benken ganz weisse Reiher gesehen. Laut ornitho.ch waren sie Silberreiher.
General: Bei den meisten Quellen heisst es, sie sind in der Schweiz nur Durchzüger oder Wintergäste. Aber laut Balzari und Gygax, brüten auch einige Vögel am Lac Neuchatel seit 2013.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: Silent outside breeding ground. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 03-01 - 05-31
Migration out: 08-09 - 11-15
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Other Details

Physical details

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

Vocalisation

Calls: In colonies various harsh calls like a dry, and mechanical "kerrrrrrr", and a very nasal "geet" or "ga-geet ga-geet" are heard. [Link] 1: Partly an awkward quack: uck uck. Rattles. Deep-toned urrr. Higher-toned trill.
2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC751146 - Great Egret - Ardea alba - call and flight call - Shanghai, China.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC751146 - Great Egret - Ardea alba - call and flight call - Shanghai, China.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: Call melody: non-musical, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),
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Grey heron / Graureiher (Ardea cinerea)

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Graureiher auf der Insel, Neeracherried. 2022-09-04 08:03:50 Neeracherried
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-11-22.

Description

General: Frequent visitor.
General: Normally in the fields looking for food, also seen flying over or standing in the Luppmen (brook).
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: Quite vocal. At breeding ground a varied repertoire of harsh and clattering sounds. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 02-01 - 08-29
Migration in: 02-01 - 04-11
Migration out: 07-10 - 10-27
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=90-98 cm, wingspan=175-195 cm, weight=1020-2073 g
Habitats: Wetland

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ 2024-11-01 08:26:54 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241101_082654-Birdweather-Gray_Heron call.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (call)

Calls: Most common call a short, far reaching and extremely harsh, rasping sound. [Link] General: Mechanical-sounding sort-of-a-quack
Call: Quite vocal. Most common call a short, far reaching and extremely harsh, rasping sound. At breeding ground a varied repertoire of harsh and clattering sounds. [Link]
XC876171 - Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea - call - Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC876171 - Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea - call - Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: non-musical, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz), Special sounds: rasp.
Details

Medium egret / Mittelreiher (Ardea intermedia)

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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.

Description

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC460203 - Intermediate Egret - Ardea intermedia - call - Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.mp3 (call)


No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.

Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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Western cattle egret / Kuhreiher (Ardea ibis)

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

Description

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

Vocalisation

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


1: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.

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

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


Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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Purple heron / Purpurreiher (Ardea purpurea)

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Purple heron, Phnom Krom. 2024-03-03 06:13:38 Phnom Krom
First observed in Phnom Krom on 2024-03-03.

Description

General: Deutschland: Brutvogel, seltener Zugvogel RL R
Vocalization: Quite similar to Grey Heron, but not so vocal. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-23 - 10-18
Breeding: 04-20 - 07-29
Migration in: 09-17 - 10-18
Migration out: 09-17 - 09-25
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=78-90 cm, wingspan=120-150 cm, weight=525-1218 g
Habitats: Wetland

Vocalisation

Calls: Pitch slightly higher and remains stable throughout the short call. Volume muffled and timbre drier. [Link] No details but a 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: ,
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Black-crowned night-heron / Nachtreiher (Nycticorax nycticorax)

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

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

Other Details

Physical details

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

Nankeen night-heron / Rotrückenreiher (Nycticorax caledonicus)

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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Little egret / Seidenreiher (Egretta garzetta)

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Seidenreiher. 2022-02-05 11:42:26 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-11-22.

Description

Appearance and identification: The little egret has yellow feet but dark gray legs and beak
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]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 09-28 - 10-07
Migration out: 09-28 - 10-05
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=55-65 cm, wingspan=88-95 cm, weight=350-550 g
Habitats: Wetland

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC799679 - Little Egret - Egretta garzetta - call that sounds like its vomiting - Catalunya, Spain.mp3 Spain (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),
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Pacific reef-egret / Riffreiher (Egretta sacra)

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

Description

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

Details

Chinese egret / Schneereiher (Egretta eulophotes)

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Wikipedia: Chinese egret Source: WIKIPEDIA Olangoegret.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Very rare winter visitor
Details

Great bittern / Rohrdommel (Botaurus stellaris)

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Rohrdommel - ausgestopft - von Silberweide Naturzentrum. 2021-10-30 13:24:28 Source: OTHER 20211030_132428-DSC_0583 Rohrdommel - ausgestopft - von Silberweide Naturzentrum. Vielen Dank, dass sie es draussen aufgestellt haben, damit ich ein schoeneres Foto habe machen koennen!.JPG Greifensee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-10-30.

Description

General: The Eurasian bittern or great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a wading bird in the bittern subfamily (Botaurinae) of the heron family Ardeidae. There are two subspecies, the northern race (B. s. stellaris) breeding in parts of Europe and across the Palearctic, as well as on the northern coast of Africa, while the southern race (B. s. capensis) is endemic to parts of southern Africa. It is a secretive bird, seldom seen in the open as it prefers to skulk in reed beds and thick vegetation near water bodies. Its presence is apparent in the spring, when the booming call of the male during the breeding season can be heard. It feeds on fish, small mammals, fledgling birds, amphibians, crustaceans and insects. [more]
Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 2
Etymology: [13] Most of these were onomatopoeic colloquial names for the bird; the call was described as "bumping"[14] or "booming". [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 02-01 - 05-10
Migration out: 08-09 - 12-31
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=70-80 cm, wingspan=125-135 cm, weight=867-1940 g
Habitats: Wetland

Vocalisation

Calls: Flight call a deep croaking "graat". [Link] A little buzz/beep that sounds more like an appliance or app.
Call attributes: Call melody: non-musical, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz),
Details

Green-backed heron / Mangrovereiher (Butorides striata)

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

Description

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

Vocalisation

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


Details

Cinnamon bittern / Zimtdommel (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)

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Wikipedia: Cinnamon bittern Source: WIKIPEDIA Cinnamon_bittern_or_chestnut_bittern_%28Ixobrychus_cinnamomeus%29_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Schrenk's bittern (Ixobrychus eurythmus)

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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Yellow bittern / Chinadommel (Ixobrychus sinensis)

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Wikipedia: Yellow bittern Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Ixobrychus_sinensis_-_Chinese_Garden.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Chinese pond heron / Bacchusreiher (Ardeola bacchus)

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Chinese pond heron. 2024-02-24 09:34:38 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-22.

Description

General: Winter visitor

Vocalisation

No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC794055 - Chinese Pond Heron - Ardeola bacchus - flight call.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC794055 - Chinese Pond Heron - Ardeola bacchus - flight call.mp3 (flight call)

XC794055 - Chinese Pond Heron - Ardeola bacchus - flight call - Mai Po Nature Reserve, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC794055 - Chinese Pond Heron - Ardeola bacchus - flight call - Mai Po Nature Reserve, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,
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Malayan night-heron / Wellenreiher (Gorsachius melanolophus)

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Wikipedia: Malayan night-heron Source: WIKIPEDIA Malayan_Night-Heron_-_Taiwan_S4E8695_%2817320173361%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Japanese night-heron / Rotscheitelreiher (Gorsachius goisagi)

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Wikipedia: Japanese night-heron Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Japanese_night_heron_%28Gorsachius_goisagi%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: The Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi) is a species of night heron found in East Asia. It breeds in Japan, and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia. It is also seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East. [more]
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Red-tailed tropicbird / Rotschwanz-Tropikvogel (Phaethon rubricauda)

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

Description

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

Details

Masked booby / Maskentölpel (Sula dactylatra)

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

Description

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

Details

Brown booby / Weißbauchtölpel (Sula leucogaster)

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

Description

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

Details

Red-footed booby / Rotfußtölpel (Sula sula)

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

Description

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

Details

Eurasian spoonbill / Löffler (Platalea leucorodia)

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Wikipedia: Eurasian spoonbill Source: WIKIPEDIA 1280px-Eurasian_Spoonbill-2.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL R
Vocalization: Mostly silent, and of little use for identification. Soft utterances can be heard when feeding, and when interacting at nest. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=80-90 cm, wingspan=115-130 cm, weight=1130-1960 g
Details

Black-faced spoonbill / Schwarzstirnlöffler (Platalea minor)

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Wikipedia: Black-faced spoonbill Source: WIKIPEDIA 1280px-Black_faced_spoonbill_at_Niigata.JPG
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Very rare winter visitor, endangered
Details

Crested ibis / Nipponibis (Nipponia nippon)

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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Long-tailed tit / Schwanzmeise (Aegithalos caudatus)
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Herzige Schwanzmeise. 2025-01-10 14:59:26 Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-13.

Description

General: Quite surprised to identify this bird at the Hungerseeli, but have since realized they can be found here in the woods and in the reeds. They're small birds that look bigger because they fluff up their feathers and have a very long tail, which is just what I saw when I first sighted a pair June 3, 2020 at the Hungerseeli.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Appearance and identification: The subspecies europaeus occurs in Switzerland; it has a broad dark stripe over each eye, whereas the nominate caudatus has a pure white head. 'The long-tailed tit was first classified as a true tit of the Parus group. Parus has since been split from the Aegithalidae.' [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 03-23 - 06-29
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=16-19 cm, weight=7-10 g
Habitats: Forest

Vocalisation

Song: General: Meistens hört man das Pfief...chk..chk..Pfief von den Rufen, siehe dort.
Song: Nabu: Der Gesang ist ein feines Trillern und selten zu hören (someone at XenoCanto compares it to a blue tit trill). [Link]
Song: Song: high tsee-tsee; funny downhill trill
Song: Song: Rapid, continuous, randomly composed sequence of bubbling,chirping sounds. [Link] Song attributes: Mnemnoic: Diddly doot-doot-doot-doot Melody: stereotype melodic (hhmll), slow, Frequency: high (3-9 KHz)
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC572437 - Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus - song.mp3 (song)


Calls: Call: quite short, chirping, twittering "tzzirrret tzirrrret". Often starting at high pitch and rapidly falling, or just flat. Also a thin, slightly falling "zi zi ziii". [Link] 1: Die fast ständig geäusserten, hohen Rufe verraten die kleinen, rastlosen Turner im Gezweig meist schon, bevor sie zu sehen sind. [Link]
Flight call from XenoCanto

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC517804 Long-tailed tit flight call.mp3 (flight call)


2: A swoop with a trill at the end

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC871720 - Long-tailed Tit call with swoop and trill - Aegithalos caudatus.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: contact call Call melody: simple rhythmic, slow, Frequency: 7-9 KHz,
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Oriental reed warbler / Chinarohrsänger (Acrocephalus orientalis)
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Wikipedia: Oriental reed warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA Oriental_Reed_Warbler_I_IMG_0246.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Winter visitor
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Black-browed reed warbler / Brauenrohrsänger (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)
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Wikipedia: Black-browed reed warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA Black-browed_Reed_Warbler_by_Jason_Thompson_%28Cropped%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Winter visitor
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Asian stubtail / Stummelsänger (Urosphena squameiceps)
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Wikipedia: Asian stubtail Source: WIKIPEDIA Urosphena_squameiceps.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Winter visitor
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Goldcrest / Wintergoldhähnchen (Regulus regulus)
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Wintergoldhähnchen im Hönggerwald. 2024-04-14 08:24:44
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-07-13.

Description

General: I'd often heard the high-pitched song and call in the woods by Fehraltorf but had doubts I'd ever see one (they're the smallest bird in Switzerland, fairly shy, and I seemed to only hear them in very tall trees). I didn't see one until hiking at the Pragelpass. And finally in October 2020, I saw them near Rumlikon and at the Pfaeffikersee, where I took the new profile picture. In December I saw five of them cruise through the bushes beside our house, hopping from branch to branch, snapping up insects - something I'd never have believe in spring 2020.
General: Said to be the smallest bird in Switzerland, but it's basically the same size as the Firecrest.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-01 - 08-18
Migration in: 03-01 - 05-01
Migration out: 08-18 - 11-06
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=9 cm, wingspan=13-15 cm, weight=4-7 g
Habitats: Forest

Vocalisation

Song: Vogelwarte.ch says high-pitched song that gently rises and falls. This song starts out with a repeated note. [Link]
Song: Kurze Reihe von sehr hohen, leisen Tönen in auf-absteigender Tonhöhe, an das „W“-im Namen erinnernd. [Link]
Song: a very high-pitched, undulating series of arpeggiated notes moving down and up again, repeated 4-5 times ending with a marked "conclusion" (like "trying to start a tiny motor and failing"). Timbre of song similar to contact call. [Link] Song attributes: Mnemnoic: W=Winter=v.a. runter, dann wieder hoch, plus melodischer Schluss Melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: 6-8 KHz
Calls: 'sisisi' [Link]
Contact call a very high pitched "zit zit zit", only similar to Firecrest and treecreepers. Treecreepers usually calls with longer "zzzziiiiit" repeated at regular intervals, while Goldcrest calls in phrases with two to four calls in series in an uneven rhythm. Firecrest contact calls lower pitched than Goldcrest, and in a softer tone (but quite similar). [Link] No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN
Wintergoldhähnchen whoop Ruf im Biotop.

♫ 2024-09-12 16:40:00 Greater Fehraltorf (call)

Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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Brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Light-vented bulbul / Chinesenbülbül (Pycnonotus sinensis)
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Wikipedia: Light-vented bulbul Source: WIKIPEDIA 1280px-Av_Light-Vented_Bulbul_%28Taiwan%29_JG.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

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

Description

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

Vocalisation

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


Details

Japanese white-eye / Japanbrillenvogel (Zosterops japonicus)
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Wikipedia: Japanese white-eye Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Japanese_white-eye_at_Tenn%C5%8Dji_Park_in_Osaka%2C_January_2016_III.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia.
General: The warbling white-eye (Zosterops japonicus), also known as the Japanese white-eye and mountain white-eye, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. The specific epithet is occasionally written japonica, but this is incorrect due to the gender of the genus. Its native range includes much of East Asia, including the Russian Far East, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, and the Philippines. It has been intentionally introduced to other parts of the world as a pet and as pest control, with mixed results. As one of the native species of the Japanese islands, it has been depicted in Japanese art on numerous occasions, and historically was kept as a cage bird. [more]
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Bonin honeyeater / Boninhonigfresser (Apalopteron familiare)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Endemic in Japan
Details

Barn swallow / Rauchschwalbe (Hirundo rustica)
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Rauchschwalbe braucht eine Coiffeuse. 2025-08-03 16:54:17 Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-16.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL V
Good to know: Die langen Schwanzfedern vom Rauchschwalbe und anderen geben auch dem Schmetterling Schwalbenschwanz seine deutschen Namen.
Etymology: In früheren Jahrhunderten flogen sie vielfach durch die Öffnungen im Giebel ein und aus, durch die auch der Rauch des Herdfeuers abzog. So erhielten sie den Namen Rauchschwalben. [Link]
Appearance and identification: Rauchschwalbes Bauch ist etwas braun rot, nicht weiss wie der von der Mehlschwalbe - was wahrscheinlich Quelle der zwei Namen ist. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-01 - 10-27
Breeding: 04-20 - 09-17
Migration in: 03-01 - 05-31
Migration out: 08-18 - 10-27
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Other Details

Physical details

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

Similar species

Looks similar to: Common house martin.

Vocalisation

Song: General: Squeaky with occasional buzzes, usually heard in flock.
Song: Kann melodisch sein wenn einzeln gehört statt viele zusammen. [Link]
Song: Characteristic calls and song. Song a sparkling, squeaky energetic improvisation with interspersed contact calls, often with diagnostic ending; an electric and drawn-out "su-eerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr". [Link] Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, fast, Frequency: 2-6 KHz
Calls: Contact call a short and sharp "weet" or "kee-weet". [Link]
XC898815 - Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica - flight call.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC898815 - Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica - flight call.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz),
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Pacific swallow / Tahitischwalbe (Hirundo tahitica)
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Wikipedia: Pacific swallow Source: WIKIPEDIA Hirundo_tahitica_javanica.JPG
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Red-rumped swallow / Rötelschwalbe (Cecropis daurica)
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Wikipedia: Red-rumped swallow Source: WIKIPEDIA Red-rumped_Swallow_%28Cecropis_daurica%29_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Vocalization: Less vocal than Barn Swallow. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
Presence: 04-11 - 06-09
Migration in: 05-21 - 05-28
Migration out: 05-21 - 06-09
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=16-17 cm, wingspan=32-34 cm, weight=19-28 g
Details

Bank swallow / Uferschwalbe (Riparia riparia)
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Bank swallow. 2024-01-26 15:58:58 Thailand
First observed in Thailand on 2024-01-26.

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-23 - 10-18
Breeding: 05-01 - 09-07
Migration in: 03-23 - 06-09
Migration out: 07-10 - 10-18
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Other Details

Physical details

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

Vocalisation

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


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

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


Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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Asian house-martin / Asiatische Mehlschwalbe (Delichon dasypus)
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Wikipedia: Asian house-martin Source: WIKIPEDIA Delichon_dasypus_-Taiwan-8-4c.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Winter visitor
Details

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

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

Other Details

Physical details

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

Vocalisation

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


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

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

XC772869 - Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis - flight call.

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

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

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


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,
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Japanese skylark (Alauda japonica)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Endemic in Japan
Details

Zitting cisticola / Zistensänger (Cisticola juncidis)
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Zistensaenger singt beim Fliegen auf dem Land bei Es Trenc. 2022-04-08 14:36:48
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-08.

Description

General: 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]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 05-01 - 09-28
Breeding: 05-01 - 08-29
Migration in: 05-01 - 09-28
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=10 cm, wingspan=12-14 cm, weight=8-12 g

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
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] Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ 2022-04-08 14:43:27 Source: BirdNet 20220408_144327 birdnet - Zistensänger - Zistensänger.mp3 (song)

Details

Eastern crowned-warbler / Kronenlaubsänger (Phylloscopus coronatus)
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Wikipedia: Eastern crowned-warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA Eastern_crowned_warbler.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Winter and passage visitor
Details

Ijima's leaf-warbler / Ijimalaubsänger (Phylloscopus ijimae)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Pacific leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Accidental
Details

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

Description

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

Other Details

Physical details

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

Yellow-browed warbler / Gelbbrauen-Laubsänger (Phylloscopus inornatus)
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Yellow-browed warbler. 2024-02-18 07:21:24 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-18.

Description

General: Deutschland: seltener Zugvogel

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=10 cm, wingspan=14-20 cm, weight=4-9 g

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song: Contact call and song both distinct. Song an ornamented, drawn out, slow-motion version of the contact call, with similar timbre and pitch. [Link] Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC894390 - Yellow-browed Warbler - Phylloscopus inornatus - song, lLMmh - Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Thailand.mp3 Thailand (song)

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Kamchatka leaf warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Sakhalin leaf warbler / Portenkolaubsänger (Phylloscopus borealoides)
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Wikipedia: Sakhalin leaf warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA 1248px-Sakhalin_Leaf-warbler.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

Description

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

Vocalisation

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

Details

Chinese hwamei / China-Augenbrauenhäherling (Garrulax canorus)
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Wikipedia: Chinese hwamei Source: WIKIPEDIA Garrulax_canorus_-_Watching_Back.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia.
General: The Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush (Garrulax canorus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the family Leiothrichidae. The name "hwamei" comes from the Chinese 画眉 (huà-méi) means "painted eyebrow"^[2] referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. The species is a popular cagebird because of its attractive song. [more]
Details

Moustached laughingthrush / Grauhäherling (Ianthocincla cineracea)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Lanceolated warbler / Strichelschwirl (Locustella lanceolata)
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Wikipedia: Lanceolated warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Locustella_lanceolata_71284996.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Winter visitor
Details

Japanese bush warbler / Japanische Nachtigall (Horornis diphone)
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Wikipedia: Japanese bush warbler Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Cettia_diphone_%28crying%29.JPG
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Asia.
General: The Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone), known in Japanese as uguisu (鶯), is an Asian passerine bird more often heard than seen. Its distinctive breeding song can be heard throughout much of Japan from the start of spring. [more]
Details

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird

Other Details

Physical details

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

Vocalisation

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

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


Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz),
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Russet sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus)
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Wikipedia: Russet sparrow Source: WIKIPEDIA 1280px-Russet_Sparrow_in_Sillery_Gaon_September_2025_by_Tisha_Mukherjee_03.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Rare winter visitor
Details

Alpine accentor / Alpenbraunelle (Prunella collaris)
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Wikipedia: Alpine accentor Source: WIKIPEDIA Alpine_accentor_saganta.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: The alpine accentor (Prunella collaris) is a small passerine bird in the family Prunellidae, which is native to Eurasia and North Africa. [more]
Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel RL R

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 05-01 - 08-09
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=18 cm, wingspan=30-32 cm, weight=37-43 g
Habitats: Mountain

Vocalisation

Song: Fast, long, chirpy
Song: Song is a varied stream of melodious and chattering notes, more resembling skylark than the much higher pitched Dunnock. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: sings 30 seconds or longer, fast, Frequency: 1-8 KHz
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC688398 - Alpine Accentor - Prunella collaris - long song recorded in France.mp3 (song)


Details

Japanese accentor / Rötelbraunelle (Prunella rubida)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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Java sparrow / Reisamadine (Padda oryzivora)
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Wikipedia: Java sparrow Source: WIKIPEDIA Buberel_Lonchura_oryzivora_3.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

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

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 02-20 - 04-20
Migration out: 09-17 - 12-07
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Physical details

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

Vocalisation

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


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

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


Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 2-6 KHz,
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Long-tailed rosefinch / Meisengimpel (Carpodacus sibiricus)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

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Bonin grosbeak (Carpodacus ferreorostris)
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🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Endemic in Japan
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Pallas's rosefinch / Rosengimpel (Carpodacus roseus)
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Wikipedia: Pallas's rosefinch Source: WIKIPEDIA Carpodacus_roseus.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus) is a species of bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is found in China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia. Birds are occasionally reported from further west and there are records from several European regions, including Britain, but the cage-bird trade makes the origin of some such birds hard to assess. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and boreal shrubland. [more]
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Common redpoll / Birkenzeisig (Acanthis flammea)
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Eine Seltenheit - ein Birkenzeisig im Baum bei Binario 3 in Fehraltorf. 2025-12-04 12:09:03 Ich habe den Vogel weit weg im Baum bei Binario 3 gesehen, und war neugierig (wie immer) und habe mein 200-800mm Telefoto geschnappt. Ohne das hätte ich es nicht identifizieren können. Beim ersten Blick auf die Fotos habe ich gedacht, es könnte ein Sperling sein, aber sie sind meistens sehr sozial, und hier war nur ein Vogel hoch in dem Baum. Und vor allen die kleinen Streifen auf dem Bauch haben nicht gepasst. Das wäre eher ein Drossel. "Die Vogel App!" hat 18 Möglichkeit gefunden, aber ich bin nicht schlauer geworden. Dann habe ich MerlinBirdID gefragt, was im besten Foto erscheint, und es hat gesagt Birkenzeisig. Das war (weil es alphabetisch geordnet ist) die erste Art in der Vogel App Liste. Und bisher hatte ich einen nur einmal einen Birkenzeisig gesehen in Andermatt auf einem FOK3 Ausflug. Übrigens, bei ornitho.ch wird es Alpenbirkenzeisig genannt. Ich habe dort geschaut, ob andere in Kanton Zürich einen Birkenzeisig gesehen haben, und in den letzen Tagen ja in Winterthur, Chatzenseen und Wädenswil. Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2025-06-14.

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
Year-round bird
Breeding: 05-21 - 08-18
Migration in: 03-01 - 05-01
Migration out: 08-29 - 10-27
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Physical details

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

Vocalisation

Song: A few chirps and a trill, then repeat.
Song: Song an improvised chattering on various contact calls with no apparent phrasing. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic, fast, Frequency: 2-6 KHz Special sounds: trill
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Eurasian bullfinch / Gimpel (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
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Von Frühstückstisch aus durchs Fenster fotografiert - ein Gimpel! 2024-06-25 08:07:08 Mettmenalp, GL
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-21.

Description

General: The Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch or bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is a small passerine bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. In Anglophone Europe it is known simply as the bullfinch, as it is the original bird to bear the name bullfinch. [more]
Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-20 - 08-18
Migration in: 02-10 - 04-01
Migration out: 10-07 - 11-26
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Physical details

Physical details: length=14-16 cm, wingspan=22-29 cm, weight=27-38 g
Habitats: Forest

Vocalisation

Song: 3-note long M, pause, HL (somewhat falling)...Gim! Gim-peeel! Sounds a bit like a pirol.
Song: Song a quiet, modest mix of contact call and various chirping sounds, with peculiar harmonics. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: 2-8 KHz
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC637392 - Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - song, recorded in France.mp3 (song)


Calls: Contact call a soft, full-bodied, descending, pure whistle; "peeuu". [Link] laconic 1 note call w slight dip? Song NABU 1 parakeet like puppy-dog whining, NABU 2 whistles, 2-syllable peek-a-boo, ...
XC214867 - Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - contact call, recorded in Germany.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC214867 - Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - contact call, recorded in Germany.mp3 (contact call)


Call attributes: contact call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 2-3 KHz,
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Hawfinch / Kernbeisser (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
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Kernbeisser bei Staldenweiher etwa 30m hoch in einem Baum. 2025-03-09 10:19:54 Staldenweiher
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2025-02-10.

Description

General: The hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Coccothraustes. Its closest living relatives are the Chinese grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) and Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) of East Asia, and the evening grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) and hooded grosbeak (Hesperiphona abeillei) of North America. [more]
Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-20 - 07-10
Migration in: 02-10 - 04-20
Migration out: 08-29 - 11-15
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Physical details

Physical details: length=18 cm, wingspan=29-33 cm, weight=46-70 g
Habitats: Forest

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ 2024-10-31 13:29:37 Source: BIRDWEATHER 20241031_132937-Birdweather-Hawfinch.mp3 Greater Fehraltorf (song)

Calls: Most typical call a sharp and explosive "tzek", with abrupt, emphasized, cut-off ending. Quite similar to Robin, but harder, with each syllable marginally longer with a slightly wheezing timbre. Repetitions are slower and more singular than Robin. Diagnostic when interspersed with high frequency notes. [Link] Found no references to song
XC712663 - Hawfinch - Coccothraustes coccothraustes - whit whit tsirp, recorded in Sweden, redubbed by me to a call.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC712663 - Hawfinch - Coccothraustes coccothraustes - whit whit tsirp, recorded in Sweden, redubbed by me to a call.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: one note, fast, Frequency: 4-8 KHz,
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Red crossbill / Fichtenkreuzschnabel (Loxia curvirostra)
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Fichtenkreuzschnabel. 2025-10-16 14:46:49 Engadin
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-06-13.

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 01-01 - 12-31
Migration in: 01-01 - 12-31
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Physical details

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

Vocalisation

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

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

Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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Yellow-billed grosbeak / Weißhand-Kernbeißer (Eophona migratoria)
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Wikipedia: Yellow-billed grosbeak Source: WIKIPEDIA 960px-Eophona_migratoria_1.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Accidental
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Japanese grosbeak / Maskenkernbeißer (Eophona personata)
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Wikipedia: Japanese grosbeak Source: WIKIPEDIA Japanese_Grosbeak_-_Honshu_-_Japan_S4E2393_%2822418840923%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Accidental
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Pine grosbeak / Hakengimpel (Pinicola enucleator)
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Wikipedia: Pine grosbeak Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Pine_Grosbeak_%28Pinicola_enucleator%29_%2813667564073%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

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Physical details: length=18 cm, wingspan=30-35 cm, weight=47-64 g
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Asian rosy-finch / Rosenbauchschneegimpel (Leucosticte arctoa)
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Wikipedia: Asian rosy-finch Source: WIKIPEDIA Leucosticte_arctoa.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

The Asian rosy finch or Asian rosy-finch (Leucosticte arctoa) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It breeds in Mongolia and the East Palearctic; it winters in Manchuria, Korea, Sakhalin and Japan. Its natural habitats are tundra and temperate grassland. [more]
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Eurasian siskin / Erlenzeisig (Spinus spinus)
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Erlenzeisig beim Ortstockhaus nahe Braunwald. 2022-07-15 11:38:28 Gumen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-12.

Description

Also lives in North America!
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: [A siskin giving the 'siskin' calls from which its name derives, The name siskin is derived from an adaptation of the German dialect words sisschen, zeischen, which are diminutive forms of Middle High German (zîsec) and Middle Low German (ziseke, sisek) words, with cognates in Slavic languages, such as Czech čížek; these names are all of onomatopoeic origin, derived from the bird's calls. [Link]
[This bird has two calls, both powerful but conflicting, one is descending and the other is ascending, their onomatopoeic sounds can be represented as "tilu" and "tluih". [Link]
Appearance and identification: Gelb aber schwarz/weiss auf dem Kopf, bauch/flügel wie weiss mit schwarzen Streifen, mehr braun bei weibchen?

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 02-20 - 07-20
Migration in: 02-20 - 05-01
Migration out: 09-07 - 12-07
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Physical details

Physical details: length=12 cm, wingspan=20-23 cm, weight=11-18 g
Habitats: Mountain

Vocalisation

Song: bird-song.ch sagt Gesang zwitschernd und trillernd und ähnlich wie Girlitz - ich finde auch, es hat das hohe chaotische von den mit ab und zu was rohem. [Link]
Song: Distinct calls and song. The contact call is also prominent in the improvised song. Other typical sounds in the song includes a peculiar wheeze, like someone sucking their teeth, and lots of expert mimicry. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: sings 30 seconds or longer, fast, Frequency: high (3-9 KHz) Special sounds: mimicry
♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC714393 - Eurasian Siskin - Spinus spinus.mp3 (song)


Calls: Most often heard is the sharp and disyllabic contact call: "doo-lee", with both notes descending. Sometimes given a in monosyllabic manner "dlyy". [Link] No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC941264 - Eurasian Siskin - Spinus spinus - 2-note swooping call.

♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC941264 - Eurasian Siskin - Spinus spinus - 2-note swooping call.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
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Oriental greenfinch / Chinagrünfink (Chloris sinica)
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Wikipedia: Oriental greenfinch Source: WIKIPEDIA Oriental_Greenfinch_-_Honshu_-_Japan_S4E2635_%2823026479292%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Rare winter visitor
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