European pied flycatcher / Trauerschnäpper (Ficedula hypoleuca)

Erster Trauerschnaepper seit Jahren gesehn - im Wald nah beim Naturzentrum. 2024-09-14 17:03:29 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
Classification: Genus Ficedula; Family Old world flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Etymology: Other: Vögel mit viel schwarzem Gefieder werden in der Vogelnamensgebung gerne mit dem Wortzusatz „Trauer“ versehen. Denn durch dieses „Trauerkleid“ unterscheiden sie sich von verwandten Arten, die nicht schwarz gefärbt sind. [lbv.de]
Appearance and identification: Kleiner SW Vogel, Kopf schwarz mit weissem Punkt an der Stirn, Bauch weiss. Gesang gar nicht traurig! [Link]
Song: Song a pleasant, tuneful, simple but varied phrase. [Link]
Calls: Alarm call a sharp, energetic "wit", often in combination with a short "tic"; "whit-tic". Typically starts with disyllabic notes being repeated 3-5 times, diminishing in pitch and intensity like an echo of the first two syllables. Occasionally throws in a quick diagnostic ascending scale excercise. Clear notes and well defined pauses between phrases. [Link]
Physical details: length=13 cm, wingspan=21-24 cm, weight=10-15 g
Habitats: Forest

Song: Nice short melody, often with 2-note parts. Blackbird-like but little variation (though differs in dialect).
Song attributes: Mnemnoic: Schwarzer Kopf aber nicht traurig Melody: stereotype melodic, fast, Frequency: 3-10 KHz
XC723965 - European Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca - song. Europe Singers: European pied flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis x ficedula hypoleuca

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Call:

XC918321 - European Pied Flycatcher one-note call - Ficedula hypoleuca. Europe Callers: European pied flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis x ficedula hypoleuca

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Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz), Special sounds: whoop.
First documented observation: 2020-04-15 in Luppmen. Most recent observation: 2024-09-14 in Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge.