Birds of Iceland in taxonomic hierarchy

Birds as they appear in the taxonomic classification. A total of 81 species is included, 47 of them have been observed. Birds not observed yet Great auk Razorbill Red-throated loon Rock ptarmigan Dovekie Greater scaup White-tailed eagle Manx shearwater Black-legged kittiwake Gyrfalcon Snow bunting Brant Iceland gull European golden-plover Common scoter Thick-billed guillemot Common murre Temminck's stint Long-tailed duck Taiga bean goose Pink-footed goose Semipalmated plover Black-tailed godwit Red-necked phalarope Leach's storm-petrel European storm-petrel Northern fulmar Red phalarope Purple sandpiper Harlequin duck Short-eared owl Northern gannet Dunlin Black guillemot

Class aves (Birds / Vögel):

Order Anseriformes (Ducks, geese and swans / Vögel):

Family Anatidae (Waterfowl / Entenvögel):

Subfamily Anatinae (Dabbling ducks plus extinct):
Tribe Mergini (Seaducks / Meerenten und Säger):
Genus Bucephala:
Barrow's goldeneye / Spatelente (Bucephala islandica)
Alternate classification: Anas islandica
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Spatelenten, Myvatn, Iceland. 2015-06-05 11:20:16
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-05.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This bird was named after Sir John Barrow. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek boukephalos, "bullheaded", from bous, "bull " and kephale, "head", a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead. The species name islandica means Iceland.[2] [more]
Details

Genus Mergus:
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
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

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)
Also known as: Common 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.
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

Other Details

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)

Details

Genus Somateria:
Common eider / Eiderente (Somateria mollissima)
Alternate classification: Somateria mollisima
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Eiderente Männchen am Zürichsee bei Rapperswil. 2022-11-06 14:14:32 Rapperswil
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-09.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: Nabu: Auch heute noch erinnert ihr wissenschaftlicher Name an die Bedeutung ihrer isolierenden Daunen für die Menschen. Übersetzt bedeutet ihr Name nämlich „die Allerweichste mit dem schwarzen Körper“. [Link]
Ihr Ruf klingt heiserer und ist lautmalerisch mit gro-gro-ó umschrieben. [Link]
Geography: Die im Norden Europas häufige und wegen ihren Daunenfedern bekannte Eiderente war in der Schweiz früher ein seltener Gast. Doch in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts erfolgten mehrere grosse Einflüge. Dank der Wandermuschelvermehrung war das Nahrungsangebot ausreichend und die Vögel verbrachten zunehmend den Sommer bei uns. Mittlerweile gehört die Eiderente sogar zu den Brutvögeln, was für einen ans Meer angepassten Vogel bemerkenswert ist. [Link]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=50-71 cm, wingspan=80-108 cm, weight=1500-2800 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Tribe Anatini (Dabbling ducks / Schwimmenten):
Genus Anas (Ducks):
Mallard / Stockente (Anas platyrhynchos)
Alternate classification: Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica
Also known as: Northern mallard
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Stockente Weibchen. 2024-08-02 15:56:02 Greifensee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-05-20.

Description

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
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

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)
Alternate classification: Nettion crecca, Anas crecca crecca
Also known as: Common teal, Eurasian green-winged teal, Green-winged teal
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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]

Other Details

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),
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
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

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

Genus Mareca:
Eurasian wigeon / Pfeifente (Mareca penelope)
Alternate classification: Anas penelope, Anas penelope
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The big gull is a Mittelmeermoewe then there's a Lachmoewe and two Pfeifenten. 2025-09-13 14:11:02 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-24.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: Es ist der Ruf des Männchens, der zu dem deutschen Namen der Art geführt hat. Das Männchen leitet seine kurzen, scharfen, zwei- bis dreisilbigen pfeifenden wiu-Rufe häufig mit einem krr krkrkrr ein. [Link]
Appearance and identification: Funny red head (made me confused it with the Kolbente) that's brown with a golden forehead (Kolbente is brown, a bit lighter at the back of the head) is the obvious characteristic. Also has a nice black and white pattern on its back and wings with white-rimmed black feathers at the end of the wing, a bit of white before a black butt.
Vocalization: Male: a pleasant high pitched whistle "piiiiuuu", rapidly rising in pitch and then falling. Quite vocal. Female: a harsh "kraaa kraaa kraa" more like female diving-ducks than other dabbling-ducks. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 02-20 - 05-10
Migration out: 09-07 - 12-31
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=45-51 cm, wingspan=75-86 cm, weight=500-1000 g
Habitats: River and lake

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
Source: XENOCANTO XC613742-Pfeifente von Adrien Mauss.mp3 (song)


Pfeifen, fast wie ein Rotmilan oder Mäusebussard. Ton steigt und fällt!

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

Gadwall / Schnatterente (Mareca strepera)
Alternate classification: Chaulelasmus streperus, Anas 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
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

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

Tribe Aythyini (Diving ducks / Tauchenten):
Genus Netta:
Genus Aythya:
Tufted duck / Reiherente (Aythya fuligula)
Alternate classification: Anas 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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Other Details

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)
Alternate classification: Anas 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
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

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

Subfamily Tadorninae (Halbgänse):
Tribe Tadornini (Eigentliche Halbgänse):
Genus Alopochen:
Genus Chloephaga:
Genus Cyanochen:
Genus Neochen:
Genus Sarkidiornis:
Genus Tadorna:
Genus Malacorhynchus:
Genus Tachyeres:
Genus Hymenolaimus:
Genus Merganetta:
Genus Aix:
Genus Cairina:
Genus Oxyura:
Genus Chenonetta:
Genus Biziura:
Genus Histrionicus:
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.
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]
Details

Genus Amazonetta:
Genus Asarcornis:
Genus Callonetta:
Genus Lophonetta:
Genus Pteronetta:
Genus Speculanas:
Genus Nomonyx:
Genus Mergellus:
Genus Ptaiochen:
Genus Thambetochen:
Genus Clangula:
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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Other Details

Physical details

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

Genus Melanitta:
Common scoter / Trauerente (Melanitta nigra)
Alternate classification: Oidemia nigra
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Wikipedia: Common scoter Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Eurasian_common_scoter.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: Anas nigra Linnaeus, 1758 [more]
Vocalization: More vocal than other Scoters. Short, whistling sounds, sometimes reminiscent of a male teal, but a little bit deeper in pitch. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 03-15 - 03-23
Migration out: 03-01 - 03-23
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=44-54 cm, wingspan=79-90 cm, weight=650-1300 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Genus Polysticta:
Genus Lophodytes:
Genus Camptorhynchus:
Genus Heteronetta:
Genus Sibirionetta:
Genus Rhodonessa:
Subfamily Anserinae (Gänse):
Tribe Anserini (Echten Gänse):
Genus Anser (Geese / Feldgänse):
Graylag goose / Graugans (Anser anser)
Alternate classification: Anas anser
Also known as: Greylag goose, Graugänse
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Rote Fuesse und Schnabel koennten auch eine andere Gansart sein, aber die Streifen sind die vom Graugans. 2022-06-04 11:21:54 Kaltbrunner-Riet
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-26.

Description

General: Found on practically all Swiss lakes, especially north of the alps.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Appearance and identification: Grösste europäische Wildgans. [Link]
Vocalization: Various cackling and honking sounds "gaiiiaia-ga-ga". [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=75-90 cm, wingspan=147-180 cm, weight=2100-4300 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Pink-footed goose / Kurzschnabelgans (Anser brachyrhynchus)
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Wikipedia: Pink-footed goose Source: WIKIPEDIA KurzschnabelgansRL.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast Bruten gehen auf entflogene Tiere zurück
Vocalization: Similar to Bean Goose and White-fronted Goose, but more nasal and a little higher pitched than the first, and less musical and laughing than the second. Easily told from Greylag Goose by frequent nasal, high pitched "wink-wink". [Link]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=60-75 cm, wingspan=135-170 cm, weight=1800-3300 g
Details

Taiga bean goose / Saatgans (Anser fabalis)
Alternate classification: Anser albifrons fabalis
Also known as: Bean goose, Taiga bean-goose
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Wikipedia: Taiga bean goose Source: WIKIPEDIA Bean.goose.600pix.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

Other Details

Physical details

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

White-fronted goose / Blässgans (Anser albifrons)
Alternate classification: Branta albifrons
Also known as: Greater white-fronted goose
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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]

Other Details

Physical details

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

Tribe Cygnini (Swans / Schwäne):
Genus Cygnus (Swans):
Common whooper / Singschwan (Cygnus cygnus)
Also known as: Whooper swan, Singschwäne
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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.
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
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

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

Genus Branta:
Barnacle goose / Weisswangengans (Branta leucopsis)
Alternate classification: Anas leucopsis
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Weisswangengans am Pfäffikersee. 2021-04-22 11:35:12 Pfäffikersee
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-04-22.

Description

General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel, Wintergast nach 1975 in Deutschland brütend
Vocalization: Voice: Quite vocal. Also other lower, grunting sounds when grazing. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=58-70 cm, wingspan=132-145 cm, weight=1300-2200 g
Details

Brant / Ringelgans (Branta bernicla)
Alternate classification: Anas bernicla
Also known as: Brant goose, Brent goose
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Wikipedia: Brant Source: WIKIPEDIA Brent-Goose.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

Genus Cereopsis:
Genus Coscoroba:
Genus Spatula:
Subfamily Dendrocygninae:
Genus Dendrocygna:
Genus Thalassornis:
Subfamily Stictonettinae:
Genus Stictonetta:
Subfamily Plectropterinae:
Genus Plectropterus:
Subfamily Aythyinae:
Genus Marmaronetta:
Genus Nettapus:

Family Anhimidae (Screamers):

Genus Chauna:
Genus Anhima:

Family Anseranatidae:

Genus Anseranas:

Order Suliformes:

Family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and shags / Kormorane):

Genus Phalacrocorax:
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: ,
Details

European shag / Krähenscharbe (Gulosus aristotelis)
Alternate classification: Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Leucocarbo aristotelis
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Krähenscharbe pasr oder European shag on boat tour at Chioggia. 2025-09-26 11:30:23 Chioggia
First observed in Chioggia on 2025-09-26.

Description

Appearance and identification: Der Bewohner von Meeresküsten ist eine zierliche Ausgabe des grossen Verwandten [der Kormoran]. Sein schnabel ist dünner und die Stirn steiler ansteigend. Der Kopf trägt einenn kleinen Schopf. [Link]
Details

Genus Microcarbo:
Genus Leucocarbo:
Genus Nannopterum:
Genus Gulosus:

Order Pelecaniformes (Ibis, herons and pelicans):

Family Ardeidae (Herons / Reiher):

Genus Ardea (Great herons):
Genus Nycticorax (Night herons):
Genus Egretta (Plumed egrets):
Genus Nyctanassa:
Genus Botaurus (Brown bitterns):
Genus Bubulcus (Cattle egrets):
Genus Butorides (Green-backed herons):
Genus Cochlearius:
Genus Ixobrychus (Least bitterns):
Genus Syrigma:
Genus Tigrisoma:
Genus Zebrilus:
Genus Ardeola:
Genus Dupetor:
Genus Agamia:
Genus Gorsachius:
Genus Pilherodius:

Family Anhingidae (Anhingas):

Genus Anhinga:

Family Fregatidae (Frigatebirds):

Genus Fregata:

Family Pelecanidae (Pelicans):

Genus Pelecanus:

Family Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds):

Genus Phaethon:

Family Sulidae (Gannets and boobies / Tölpel):

Genus Sula:
Genus Morus:
Northern gannet / Basstölpel (Morus bassanus)
Alternate classification: Sula bassana
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Wikipedia: Northern gannet Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Morus_bassanus_adu.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization: Heard mostly at breeding ground. Even, rhythmical series of harsh "harrr, harrr, harrr,". [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=87-100 cm, wingspan=165-180 cm, weight=2400-3600 g
Details

Genus Papasula:

Family Threskiornithidae:

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Genus Eudocimus:
Genus Theristicus:
Genus Phimosus:
Genus Mesembrinibis:
Genus Pseudibis:
Genus Bostrychia:
Genus Lophotibis:

Order Passeriformes (Passerine / Singvögel):

Suborder Passeri (Sperlingsvögel):

Superfamily Sylvioidea:
Family Aegithalidae (Long-tailed tits / Schwanzmeisen):
Genus Aegithalos:
Genus Psaltriparus:
Genus Aegithina:
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Family Timaliidae (Babblers):
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Genus Mixornis:
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Family Sylviidae (Old world warblers / Grasmücken):
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Family Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls):
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Genus Tricholestes:
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Genus Criniger:
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Genus Eurillas:
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Genus Cerasophila:
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Family Zosteropidae (White-eyes):
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Genus Hypocryptadius:
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Genus Oculocincta:
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Genus Heleia:
Genus Madanga:
Genus Tephrozosterops:
Genus Sterrhoptilus:
Genus Dasycrotapha:
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Family Hirundinidae (Swallows / Schwalben):
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Genus Progne:
Genus Stelgidopteryx:
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Genus Petrochelidon:
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Genus Pygochelidon:
Genus Delichon:
Genus Notiochelidon:
Genus Pseudhirundo:
Genus Phedina:
Genus Haplochelidon:
Genus Alopochelidon:
Genus Cheramoeca:
Genus Pseudochelidon:
Family Alaudidae (Larks / Lerchen):
Genus Certhilauda:
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Genus Eremophila:
Genus Alaemon:
Genus Ammomanes:
Genus Galerida:
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Genus Lullula:
Genus Spizocorys:
Genus Eremalauda:
Genus Chersophilus:
Genus Chersomanes:
Genus Melanocorypha:
Genus Calendulauda:
Genus Heteromirafra:
Genus Pinarocorys:
Genus Ramphocoris:
Genus Pseudalaemon:
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Family Cisticolidae (Halmsänger):
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Genus Scotocerca:
Genus Schistolais:
Genus Apalis:
Genus Euryptila:
Genus Rhopophilus:
Genus Bathmocercus:
Genus Spiloptila:
Genus Speirops:
Genus Artisornis:
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Genus Incana:
Genus Urolais:
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Genus Drymocichla:
Genus Malcorus:
Genus Oreophilais:
Genus Phragmacia:
Genus Phyllolais:
Genus Urorhipis:
Genus Oreolais:
Family Phylloscopidae (Laubsänger):
Genus Phylloscopus:
Genus Seicercus:
Genus Rhadina:
Family Leiothrichidae:
Genus Leiothrix:
Genus Garrulax (White-crested laughingthrush):
Genus Turdoides:
Genus Actinodura:
Genus Cutia:
Genus Heterophasia:
Genus Liocichla:
Genus Minla:
Genus Kupeornis:
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Genus Cryptosylvicola:
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Genus Malia:
Genus Chaetornis:
Genus Megalurulus:
Genus Robsonius:
Genus Elaphrornis:
Genus Buettikoferella:
Genus Amphilais:
Genus Poodytes:
Family Scotocercidae:
Genus Horornis:
Genus Phyllergates:
Superfamily Passeroidea:
Family Passeridae (Sparrows / Sperlinge):
Genus Passer:
Genus Plocepasser:
Genus Petronia:
Genus Prunella:
Genus Anomalospiza:
Genus Montifringilla:
Genus Philetairus:
Genus Aidemosyne:
Genus Padda:
Genus Carpospiza:
Genus Pyrgilauda:
Genus Gymnoris:
Family Fringillidae (Finken):
Subfamily Fringillinae:
Genus Fringilla:
Subfamily Carduelinae:
Genus Serinus (Canaries):
Genus Carpodacus:
Genus Carduelis:
Genus Acanthis (Redpolls):
Common redpoll / Birkenzeisig (Acanthis flammea)
Alternate classification: Acanthis cabaret, Fringilla flammea, Fringilla cabaret, Carduelis flammea
Also known as: Lesser redpoll, Lesser redpoll, Alpenbirkenzeisig, Alpenbirkenzeisig, Alpenbirkenzeisig
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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, Australia.
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
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

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
Details

Genus Pyrrhula:
Genus Coccothraustes:
Genus Loxia:
Genus Eophona:
Genus Haematospiza:
Genus Mycerobas:
Genus Pinicola:
Genus Uragus:
Genus Leucosticte:
Genus Linurgus:
Genus Neospiza:
Genus Melamprosops:
Genus Pyrrhoplectes:
Genus Hesperiphona:
Genus Kozlowia:
Genus Haemorhous:
Genus Spinus (Siskins):
Genus Chloris:
Genus Linaria:
Subfamily Emberizinae:
Genus Platyspiza:
Genus Cyanerpes:
Genus Hemispingus:
Genus Tersina:
Genus Buarremon:
Genus Melopyrrha:
Genus Embernagra:
Tribe Cardinalini:
Genus Cardinalis:
Genus Passerina:
Genus Spiza:
Genus Pheucticus:
Genus Cyanocompsa:
Genus Caryothraustes:
Genus Cyanoloxia:
Genus Porphyrospiza:
Genus Rhodothraupis:
Genus Parkerthraustes:
Genus Phaeothlypis:
Tribe Emberizini:
Genus Emberiza (Buntings):
Genus Calcarius:
Genus Plectrophenax:
Snow bunting / Schneeammer (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Alternate classification: Calcarius nivalis
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Wikipedia: Snow bunting Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Plectrophenax_nivalis1.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
Presence: 02-01 - 12-16
Migration in: 11-26 - 12-16
Migration out: 11-26 - 12-03
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=16-17 cm, wingspan=32-38 cm, weight=28-50 g
Details

Genus Melophus:
Genus Rowettia:
Genus Donacospiza:
Genus Peucaea:
Genus Orthogonys:
Genus Schoeniclus:
Genus Fringillaria:
Genus Chlorophonia:
Genus Euphonia:
Subfamily Drepanidinae:
Genus Hemignathus:
Genus Himatione:
Genus Loxops:
Genus Oreomystis:
Genus Palmeria:
Genus Paroreomyza:
Genus Pseudonestor:
Genus Vestiaria:
Genus Telespiza:
Genus Rhodopechys:
Genus Loxioides:
Genus Bucanetes:
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Genus Eremopsaltria:
Subfamily Peucedraminae:
Genus Peucedramus:
Genus Urocynchramus:
Genus Callacanthis:
Genus Chaunoproctus:
Genus Rhynchostruthus:
Genus Akialoa:
Genus Psittirostra:
Genus Crithagra:
Family Motacillidae (Stelzenverwandte):
Genus Anthus:
Meadow pipit / Wiesenpieper (Anthus pratensis)
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Wikipedia: Meadow pipit Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Wiesenpieper_Meadow_pipit.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-06-27.

Description

General: Looks like Misteldrossel
General: Deutschland: Brut, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL V
Etymology: [9] The name "pipit", first documented by Thomas Pennant in 1768, is onomatopoeic, from the call note of this species. [Link]
Seasonal Behavior: Meadow Pipits can often be observed in large numbers when they gather on fields during migration. They like to stay in meadows with high grass or on arable land and only fly up when disturbed or when a bird of prey appears, which is why they are often overlooked. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-01 - 07-29
Migration in: 02-20 - 05-10
Migration out: 09-17 - 11-06
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=22-25 cm, weight=15-22 g
Habitats: Mountain

Similar species

Looks similar to: Mistle thrush.

Vocalisation

Song: Single note, possibly rising at the end. (Or: long 4 second phrases, gradually louder then softer; swoopy or whoopy.) Sings in flight. BirdID: Song very similar to Rock Pipit, but tone less full and more brittle. Lacks Rock Pipit's closing trill, and beginning is less "hammering". - but what does a rock pipit sound like?
Song: Ähnlich Baumpieper, aber ohne Zia-Rufe. Vollständiger Gesang nur in flatterndem Singflug. Lange Strophen. Mittelstück meist zart und hoch [Link]
Song very similar to Rock Pipit, but tone less full and more brittle. Lacks Rock Pipit's closing trill, and beginning is less "hammering". [Link] Song attributes: Melody: one note, fast, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz)
Source: XENOCANTO XC722919 - Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis - song.mp3 (song)


Calls: fast tonlos „ist, ist.“ [Link]
Contact call a short "eest". Similar to Rock Pipit but shorter,cleaner and most often in quick series. Warning call a sharp, high pitched "tzeet". Also a rattling "trrrrt". [Link] No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC930459 - Meadow Pipit flight call - Anthus pratensis.

Source: XENOCANTO XC930459 - Meadow Pipit flight call - Anthus pratensis.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,
Details

Genus Motacilla:
White wagtail / Bachstelze (Motacilla alba)
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Bachstelze. 2024-05-16 11:54:46 Kaltbrunner-Riet
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-05.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which also includes pipits and longclaws. The species breeds in much of Europe and the Asian Palearctic and parts of North Africa. It has a toehold in Alaska as a scarce breeder. It is resident in the mildest parts of its range, but otherwise migrates to Africa. In Ireland and Great Britain, the darker subspecies, the pied wagtail or water wagtail[2] (M. a. yarrellii) predominates. In total, there are between 9 and 11 subspecies. [more]
Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel

Seasonal behavior

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=18 cm, wingspan=25-30 cm, weight=17-25 g
Habitats: Settlement
Interesting behavior: Wags its tail when calling.

Vocalisation

Song: General: Usually just calls. This song is just a few chirpy slurs, sometimes rising-rising-falling.
Song: Zirpt wie ein Sperling aber weniger Noten. Lh lh lh [Link]
Song: Song either slow and primitive, consisting of sharp falling notes given by perched birds, or longer fast and energic bursts in excited song-flight. [Link] Song attributes: Mnemnoic: Plaetschert wie ein Bach Melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: 2-7 KHz
Source: XENOCANTO XC694995 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba - song recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)


Calls: Contact calls short and sharp. Usually with disyllabic, "bouncing" quality, and with each syllable only accented, not clearly separated from the other (see Grey Wagtail). [Link] bird-song.ch: zweisilbig «zilipp» oder einsilbig «zipp»
XC644775 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba alba - call, recorded in Estonia.

Source: XENOCANTO XC644775 - White Wagtail - Motacilla alba alba - call, recorded in Estonia.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 3-7 KHz,
Details

Genus Macronyx:
Genus Dendronanthus:
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Genus Lonchura (Mannikins):
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Common starling / Star (Sturnus vulgaris)
Also known as: European_Starling, European starling, European starling, European starling
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Junger Star sitzt auf einem Highland Cattle bei Speck, Fehraltorf. 2022-08-17 14:44:56 Fehraltorf
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-04-11.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America (introduced), Africa, Asia.
General: Learned on BBC's Winterwatch: the movement of a swarm of starlings is called a murmuration! Check out this this video or even an entire half hour
General: In trees or in the fields by the cows.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel RL 3[8]
Personal notes: Frequently seen here, for instance by their nests under the eaves of one of the Toblerone houses. Introduced to North America from Europe by Eugene Schieffelin.
Vocalization: Eine der Vogelarten, die gleichzeitig zwei Töne singen kann!
Vocalization: Among the best of imitators. Mimics birds, animals and mechanical noises. Often makes several sounds at the same time. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-01 - 07-20
Migration in: 01-21 - 04-11
Migration out: 09-07 - 11-26
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=21 cm, wingspan=37-42 cm, weight=60-90 g
Habitats: Agricultural

Vocalisation

Song: I find their individual song amusing, with its (long) whoops and weird noises. As a group, they're just noisy!
Song: Song a highly varied mix of falling whistles, bill-clappering and various masterful mimicry. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: improvised melodic, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz) Special sounds: whoop, mimicry, weird Singing season: 01-01 - 09-30 Dawn chorus start: 15 minutes before dawn.
Calls: Other calls; a harsh "chaee" and a short sharp "tink". [Link] I hear this occasionally and really enjoy it - a long rising 'whoop', as I call it', starting low at 1 1/2 KHz and rising to 6 1/2 KHz!
Birdnet 1968 - European Starling long whoop call - 2021-08-23 17-26-09 - European Starling - Fehraltorf.

♫ 2021-08-23 17:26:09 Source: BirdNet 20210823_172609 birdnet 1968 - European Starling long whoop call - 2021-08-23 17-26-09 - European Starling - Fehraltorf.mp3 Fehraltorf (call)

Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 1-6 KHz, Special sounds: whoop.
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Genus Turdus:
Redwing / Rotdrossel (Turdus iliacus)
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Wieder mal ein Rotdrossel bei Wildert, auf der Flucht vom kalten Norden. 2025-10-31 16:07:48 Wildert
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-05.

Description

General: In Switzerland these are migrants or winter guests that breed in Scandinavia. I saw a group that landed in a tree by the Luppmen. Some sang an odd song that I didn't recognize but unfortunately couldn't record. They were rather nervous and quickly flew off.
General: I had an interesting educational experience with fieldfares! At the end of December 2020 I saw redwings in Fehraltorf for the first time. They're a winter guest that breeds in Scandinavia. Jan 2021 I saw one from our dining room window, and two days later saw 31 of them land in four trees along the Luppmen brook, and spontaneously decided to report them via the eBird app. The next day I got an automated response saying this was an unusually high number, and that I should document the sighting further. I added pictures of the group in the trees pus one of an individual close up. Then I got a nice e-mail from eBird volunteer Raphaël Nussbaumer, an Earth Science PhD and postdoc at the Swiss Ornithological Institute, saying that my redwings were fieldfares. I checked the guide books and apps, and that seemed plausible. I was surprised that none of them mentioned the danger of confusing the two, which are actually quite similar (and related). I checked the closeup I took on December 31 and asked Raphaël if it was actually a redwing, and he confirmed it. So I actually found two (to me) new thrushes within 3 weeks. He noted 'they are often found mixed with fieldfare or mistle thrush, so one has to be careful to check the entire group and not assume that all are redwings. I saw 8 similar looking birds when I saw the actual redwing, and while I think there's more than one redwing there, I can't see the whole flock well enough to be sure.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Appearance and identification: Vogelwarte.ch describes just what I saw. In translation, somewhat smaller than a song thrush and distinguishable from them by the prominent white stripe above the eye and the rust-red feathers under the wings. [Link]
Seasonal Behavior: 'Regelmässiger Durchzügler, regelmässiger Wintergast', darum nur im Winter in Fehraltorf [Link]
Vocalization: First a simple, melodic phrase of 3 - 6 notes, usually followed by a more silent, indistinct, fast and less melodic, chattering sequence. First part highly variable from place to place, but constant in individuals. Often causes confusion when a new dialect is heard at a distance, since only the first part is far-reaching, and the diagnostic two-part structure gets lost. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 02-10 - 04-20
Migration out: 09-17 - 12-07
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=21 cm, wingspan=33-34 cm, weight=50-75 g
Habitats: Forest

Vocalisation

Song: Song delivered in two parts. First a simple, melodic phrase of 3 - 6 notes, usually followed by a more silent, indistinct, fast and less melodic, chattering sequence. First part highly variable from place to place, but constant in individuals. [Link]
Song: Song delivered in two parts. [Link] Song attributes: Mnemnoic: down 6+chattering Melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: 3-5 KHz
Source: XENOCANTO XC320315 - Redwing - Turdus iliacus.mp3 (song)


Calls: Contact call a thin, drawn and sharp "sreee". Often heard at night during migration. Alarm call harder, dryer and more raucous than other thrushes. [Link] No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC678455 - Redwing - Turdus iliacus - single call.

Source: XENOCANTO XC678455 - Redwing - Turdus iliacus - single call.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
Details

Fieldfare / Wacholderdrossel (Turdus pilaris)
Also known as: Wachholderdrossel
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Wacholderdrossel in Sils-Maria. 2023-02-06 12:34:08 Sils
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-01-16.

Description

General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Personal notes: I had an interesting educational experience with fieldfares! Check it out under Redwing.
Appearance and identification: The fieldfare is 25 cm (10 in) long, with a grey crown, neck and rump, a plain brown back, dark wings and tail and white underwings. [Link]
Geography: Nabu: 'Die ursprüngliche Heimat dieser nordischen Drossel ist die Sibirische Taiga. Vor etwa 200 Jahren begann ihre Ausbreitung in den südwestlichen Raum Europas.'Wie der Misteldrossel vertreibt der Wacholderdrossel Feinde wie Elster, Rabenkrähe oder Bussard vom Nestgebiet mit Kotbomben. ['Die Wacholderdrossel - Turdus pilaris Ein Wintergast wird heimisch', von Paul Laakmann aus Buntspecht 3/1986]
Behavior: Misteldrossel greifen Vögel an die ihr Nest bedrohen könnten. Das nennt man eine Kopropolemische Reaktion - vom griechischen für Kot under Krieg. Mester meint Hauptziel der Angriffe wäre meistens der Kopf. Woanders wurde erwahnt, dass der Kot der Misteldrosseln besonders klebrig ist, eben weil der Vogel viele Mistelbeeren frisst, und wenn die Feder zusammenkleben, könnt das Opfer nicht optimal fliegen. [Artikel 'Defensive Defäkation in der Vogelwelt' von Horst Mester, erschienen Oktober 1976 in 'Der Ornithologische Beobachter']
Vocalization: Very vocal. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-01 - 07-20
Migration in: 03-01 - 04-20
Migration out: 09-28 - 12-16
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=25 cm, wingspan=39-42 cm, weight=80-120 g
Habitats: Forest

Vocalisation

Song: BirdID says song a mix of dry contact calls, BirdLife that it's almost only heard in flight. The XC recording is a bit of a chuckle to me.
Song: Gesang nicht melodisch,aus gepressten, quietschenden Tönen bestehend, fast nur im Flug vorgetragen. [Link]
Song a mix of dry contact calls; "trrrt trrrrt", and high pitched, drawn out, chattering improvisations. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: non-musical (lll lll h), slow, Frequency: 1-6 KHz Special sounds: rasp
Source: XENOCANTO XC769296 - Fieldfare - Turdus pilaris - song, a series of contactcalls.mp3 (song)


Calls: Schackernd, ähnlich obiger Art [Misteldrossel], aber weicher. Am Brutplatz raue krächzende Rufe. [Link]
Scolding call a hard "check", often given in decelerating series. Contact call in migration a soft, pleasant but, buzzy "weet". Typically bursts into continuos, squeaky chattering at takeoff. [Link] 1: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC938835 - Fieldfare flight call - Turdus pilaris.

Source: XENOCANTO XC938835 - Fieldfare flight call - Turdus pilaris.mp3 (flight call)

Fieldfare flight call.

♫ 2025-05-14 16:16:00 Switzerland (flight call)

2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC937607 - Fieldfare alarm call - Turdus pilaris.

Source: XENOCANTO XC937607 - Fieldfare alarm call - Turdus pilaris.mp3 (alarm call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,
Details

Common blackbird / Amsel (Turdus merula)
Also known as: Eurasian Blackbird, Eurasian blackbird
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Wunderschöner junge Amsel. 2024-05-29 07:27:36 Levanto
First observed in Australia on 2008-01-01.

Description

General: The first bird I loved listening to
General: It earned its own song on my album i.e.: Blackbird on a Palm Tree.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=24-25 cm, wingspan=34-38 cm, weight=80-125 g
Habitats: Settlement
Interesting behavior: Flaps its wings when calling.

Vocalisation

Song: Other: Gut zu erkennen ist die Amsel. Sie singt melodiös, erklärt Heller, «zuerst flötend und dann gegen Schluss so schnirpslig». Die Amsel singe gerne dort, wo sie gut gehört werde, etwa vor Hauswänden, die den Schall nicht schlucken. Ich wollte schauen was schnirpslig heisst, aber diese ist diese einzige Verwendung, die Google kennt! Der flötende Teil ist relativ tief, 1.5-3 KHz, der schnirpslige aber 2.5-7 KHz. (Schnirpslig ist ein schones Wort das der Redner erfunden hat - Google findet nur diese eine Webseite mit dem Wort!) [Von der SRF Webseite:]
Song: Melodisch flötend dazwischen auch zerquetschte Töne. Die Elemente werden nicht wiederholt. Singt von Singwarte aus. Ca. 100 verschiedene Strophentypen. [Link]
One of the most appreciated song birds. Very melodious and resonant, with long mellow notes and a large register. Less high pitched sounds than Song Thrush, and seldom repeats a phrase. Timbre fuller than both Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush. Well defined pauses between phrases, giving the song a relaxed pace. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: improvised melodic (lmh), slow, Frequency: 1-7 KHz Special sounds: flourish Singing season: 02-01 - 07-31 Dawn chorus start: 45 minutes before dawn.
♫ 2023-02-23 17:40:48 Source: Zoom H6/H2n (song)

♫ 2024-05-15 05:27:28 Source: Zoom H6/H2n Luppmen (song)

Calls: Je nach Situation, „duck duck duck“, „tix-tix-tix“ in rascher Folge, „srieh“ (auch als Flugwarnruf) [Link]
Large repertoire of calls. Most characteristic is a hysterical rattle often given when flushed. Sometimes preceded by a hard "tok tok", which then accelerates into a panicky arpeggio-like crescendo. Contact call a thin redwing-like "srrreee". Alarm calls: a sharp "tink, tink" or a very high pitch falling whistle. [Link] 1: Sharp-edged call, mostly one note.
XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.

Source: XENOCANTO XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.mp3 (alarm call)

Alarm rattle

♫ Had never heard something like this, but I saw a black bird land in a tree by the Luppmen and shortly thereafter a blackbird started singing, so I check xeno-canto for something similar. Sometimes called an alarm rattle. Source: XENOCANTO XC557335 common blackbird alarm call.mp3 (alarm call)

XC931182 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - alarm call swoop from Sweden.

Source: XENOCANTO XC931182 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - alarm call swoop from Sweden.mp3 (alarm call)

2: Loud falling series of notes, unlike anything else you hear from a blackbird, sometimes called an alarm rattle

Call attributes: alarm call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz),
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Northern wheatear / Steinschmätzer (Oenanthe oenanthe)
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Male northern wheatear, photo by Andreas Trepte - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5 Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikimedia Steinschmaetzer_Northern_wheatear_male.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-07-29.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: I thought after seeing these at over 2700 meters that they must be a typical mountain bird (and in the FOK Zurich materials they were in the mountain section), however Wikipedia explains that such a stony landscape is the key, whether that is high or not:
Geography: The northern wheatear is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open stony country in Europe and east across the Palearctic with footholds in northeastern Canada and Greenland as well as in northwestern Canada and Alaska. It nests in rock crevices and rabbit burrows. All birds spend most of their winter in Africa. ... Miniature tracking devices have recently shown that the northern wheatear has one of the longest migratory flights known - 30,000 km (18,640 miles), from sub-Saharan Africa to their Arctic breeding grounds.[15] [Link]
Strangely the residence and migration maps differ greatly by source: in Wikipedia the northern wheatear spends winter in subsaharan Africa, while the authoratitive Kosmos-Vogelführer shows some in northern Africa like Morocco. Most other sources agree with Wikipedia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 1
Etymology: I thought the German name Steinschmätzer, presumably stone kisser (no one explains it, oddly enough) to be much more logical than the English northern wheatear. I was greatly amused to look it up and find it to be a 'folk etymology of "white" and "arse"' (Wikipedia).
Etymology: The genus name Oenanthe is derived from the Greek oenos (οίνος) "wine" and anthos (ανθός) "flower". It refers to the northern wheatear's return to Greece in the spring just as the grapevines blossom. [Link]
Appearance and identification: It has an evil-looking black eye stripe like the shrike. (I liked Nici Baiker's description of it in the FOK field ornithology course as 'Zorro look'.) I saw one flying on Muottas Muragl and thought the striking gray oval surrounded by dark feathers has to be typical and seems unique to the northern wheatear.
Geography: In den FOK Unterlagen werden die Zugrouten von Alaska und von nordosten Kanada gezeigt, die beide für Winter nach Afrika ziehen. Die aus Alaska fliegen über Asien unglaubliche 15000 Kilometer! Die in Kanada haben es auch nicht leicht, da sie zuerst über den Atlantik nach Spanien fliegen!
Behavior: Herbert Steffny schreibt auch jetzt Anfang Mai wo die Neuntöter aus Afrika zureuckgekehrt sind, muss man nicht früh aufstehen um sie zu beobachten, weil sie selber warten bis es warm genug ist für die (leckeren) Insekten aktiv zu werden! [Link]
Vocalization: Each phrase is often introduced by the "weet" sound, then followed by hastened, creaking, rattling and warbling sounds of 1-2 seconds duration. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-23 - 10-27
Breeding: 05-10 - 08-09
Migration in: 03-23 - 05-31
Migration out: 08-09 - 10-27
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

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Physical details

Physical details: length=14-15 cm, wingspan=26-32 cm, weight=18-29 g
Habitats: Mountain

Similar species

Looks similar to: Red-backed shrike.

Vocalisation

Song: The Wheatear song consists of short phrases with marked pauses. Each phrase is often introduced by the "weet" sound, then followed by hastened, creaking, rattling and warbling sounds of 1-2 seconds duration. The "check" sound is also often included in the song. [Link]
General: I thought after seeing these at over 2700 meters that they must be a typical mountain bird (and in the FOK Zurich materials they were in the mountain section), however Wikipedia explains that such a stony landscape is the key, whether that is high or not:
Geography: The northern wheatear is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in open stony country in Europe and east across the Palearctic with footholds in northeastern Canada and Greenland as well as in northwestern Canada and Alaska. It nests in rock crevices and rabbit burrows. All birds spend most of their winter in Africa. ... Miniature tracking devices have recently shown that the northern wheatear has one of the longest migratory flights known - 30,000 km (18,640 miles), from sub-Saharan Africa to their Arctic breeding grounds.[15] [Link]
Strangely the residence and migration maps differ greatly by source: in Wikipedia the northern wheatear spends winter in subsaharan Africa, while the authoratitive Kosmos-Vogelführer shows some in northern Africa like Morocco. Most other sources agree with Wikipedia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Song: Kurze, wechselvolle Strophe mit vielen unreinen Tönen. Meist von erhöhter Warte aus oder in kurzem Singflug vorgetragen. [Link]
The Wheatear song consists of short phrases with marked pauses. The "check" sound is also often included in the song. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: improvised melodic, fast, Frequency: 2-6 KHz Special sounds: rasp, rattle
Source: XENOCANTO XC730221 - Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe - song recorded in France, just 2-3 notes, then long pause.mp3 (song)


Source: XENOCANTO XC764932 - Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe - song recorded in Sweden with lots of whoops and swoops, about 2 seconds long, then 3-4 seconds pause.mp3 (song)


Source: XENOCANTO XC319898 - Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe - song recorded in Scotland and includes creaking or rattling mentioned at Nord U BirdID.mp3 Scotland (song)


Source: XENOCANTO XC769228 - Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe - song recorded in the Netherlands.mp3 (song)


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Genus Troglodytes:
Eurasian wren / Zaunkönig (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Alternate classification: Nannus troglodytes
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Zaunkönig im Garten am Bodensee. 2024-01-01 13:32:24 Güttingen
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2019-07-07.

Description

General: The third smallest bird in Switzerland, after the goldcrest and firecrest
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: The scientific name is taken from the Greek word "troglodytes" (from trogle a hole, and dyein to creep), meaning "cave-dweller",[4] and refers to its habit of disappearing into cavities or crevices whilst hunting arthropods or to roost. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-11 - 08-18
Migration in: 03-01 - 04-20
Migration out: 08-29 - 11-06
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=9-10 cm, wingspan=13-17 cm, weight=7-12 g
Habitats: Forest

Vocalisation

Song: High-pitched, melodic, very variable with many trills and whistles. At least 3 seconds long, switching low to high 6 times or more, always a trill in the mix.
Der deutsche Kalendar für 2025 sagt, sie könnten ab Drei-Königs-Tag singen, d.h. ab 6. Januar. nabu.de sagt ab 1. Februar, Drei-Königs-Tag ist eventuell nur wegen dem Namen Zaunkönig?
Song: Auffällig laut für den kleinen Vogel. Singt auch im Winter! Schmetternd, mit einem bis zwei Trillern als letztes oder vorletztes Glied. [Link]
Song surprisingly loud. A high-pitched stream of clear notes resembling Robin and Dunnock in timbre. Differs from those in showing frequent shifts in pitch with much larger register than Dunnock, and by the unique, numerous, interspersed long trills. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: improvised melodic, fast, Frequency: high (3-9 KHz) Special sounds: trill Singing season: 02-01 - 07-31 Dawn chorus start: 60 minutes before dawn.
Source: XENOCANTO XC916662 - Eurasian Wren song in China - Troglodytes troglodytes.mp3 (song)


Calls: „zerr“ (z-und rr-gleichzeitig) auch durchdringendes „tzr“(Gezetter) [Link]
Warning call a short hard "teck", like banging two rocks together. Often repeated in series when excited to form machine-gun-like "firing". [Link] Sputtery/drippy/trilly repeated notes at 3-8 KHz. June 2022 heard check calls that were distinctly irregularly in their rhythm.
XC195946 - Eurasian Wren call - Troglodytes troglodytes.

Source: XENOCANTO XC195946 - Eurasian Wren call - Troglodytes troglodytes.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 3-8 KHz, Special sounds: sputter/pebble-clatter.
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Common raven / Kolkrabe (Corvus corax)
Also known as: Northern raven
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EIn Kolkrabe wollte anscheinend etwas zum Fressen von uns. 2024-09-14 12:18:14 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-03-10.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: The raven is often mentioned in word puzzles as the largest songbird.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel
Good to know: A flock of ravens may be called an unkindness [Literary names of groups and flocks]
Etymology: Kolk, die erste Silbe seines seit dem 16. Jahrhundert bezeugten deutschen Namens, ist vermutlich lautmalerischen Ursprungs, ahmt also den Ruf des Vogels nach. [Link]
Jahrhundert bezeugten deutschen Namens, ist vermutlich lautmalerischen Ursprungs, ahmt also den Ruf des Vogels nach. [Link]
Appearance and identification: It is one of the two largest corvids, alongside the thick-billed raven, and is possibly the heaviest passerine bird [Link]
Ravens are larger, the size of a Red-tailed Hawk [in Switzerland a red kite, similar 'length' but only 2/3 of the huge kite wingspan]. Ravens often travel in pairs, while crows are seen in larger groups. Also, watch the bird’s tail as it flies overhead. The crow’s tail feathers are basically the same length, so when the bird spreads its tail, it opens like a fan. Ravens, however, have longer middle feathers in their tails, so their tail appears wedge-shaped when open. Listen closely to the birds’ calls. Crows give a cawing sound. But ravens produce a lower croaking sound. [How to Tell a Raven From a Crow]
Vocalization: Quite varied repertoire. Most heard sound a short, coarse, but resonant "korrk. Other sounds may be surprisingly resonant and pure, like a ringing "clong" etc. Shows even more variation when courting. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 02-20 - 06-09
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=64 cm, wingspan=120-150 cm, weight=800-1560 g
Habitats: Mountain

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ 2025-10-14 15:41:00 Switzerland (song)

Graak!
XC779842 - Northern Raven - Corvus corax corax - call recorded in Sweden.

Source: XENOCANTO XC779842 - Northern Raven - Corvus corax corax - call recorded in Sweden.mp3 (call)


Call attributes: Call melody: non-musical, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz), Special sounds: cawing.
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Genus Melilestes:
Genus Plectorhyncha:
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Family Hyliotidae:

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Genus Myzornis:

Genus Neolestes:

Genus Calyptura:

Genus Poliolais:

Order Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and others / Regenpfeiferartige):

Family Laridae (Gulls / Reiher):

Subfamily Larinae (Möwen):
Genus Larus:
Common gull / Sturmmöwe (Larus canus)
Also known as: Mew gull
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Fantasievolle Sturmmöwe Zürichsee, Postkarte vom Teddys Souvenir Shop, Limmatquai, Zürich. 2021-09-11 12:00:00
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-02-05.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Not so common in Switzerland (most common would be the black-headed gull as far as I can see
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: [10] The original English word mew is related to German möwe and Dutch meeuw, and is ultimately onomatopoeic. [Link]
Appearance and identification: Nabu: NABU über das Aussehen der Sturmmöwe: 'Sturmmöwen sind etwas größer als Lachmöwen, jedoch deutlich kleiner als Silbermöwen. Sie sind überwiegend weiß mit grauem Rücken und grauen Flügeln. Die Flügelenden sind schwarz mit weißer Spitze. Der Kopf ist rundlich, die dunklen Augen dünn rot umrandet. Der schlanke Schnabel und die Beine sind grünlichgelb, ein Schnabelfleck fehlt.' [Porträt]
Vocalization: Various mewing sounds. Similar in form to Herring Gull, but much higher pitched. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 01-01 - 05-10
Migration out: 10-18 - 12-31
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Physical details

Physical details: length=40-42 cm, wingspan=100-115 cm, weight=300-480 g
not sexually dimporphic.
Identifying characteristics: general: head = white (Gray in winter and when young), beak = yellow (greenish yellow), legs = yellow (duller in winter), , , , Adult: wings = gray, , , Youth: wings = white (with brown streaks), , Winter: tail = black (and white striped), Prachtkleid: tail = white
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Glaucous gull / Eismöwe (Larus hyperboreus)
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MerlinBirdID says glaucous gull and American black duck females. 2023-10-12 13:39:32 New England
First observed in New England on 2023-10-12.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) is a large gull, the second-largest gull in the world. It breeds in Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and winters south to shores of the Holarctic. The genus name is from Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific name hyperboreus is Latin for "northern" from the Ancient Greek Huperboreoi people from the far north [2] "Glaucous" is from Latin glaucus and denotes the grey colour of the gull.[3] [more]
Vocalization: Like Herring Gull. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=62-68 cm, wingspan=150-165 cm, weight=964-2215 g
Details

Lesser black-backed gull / Heringsmöwe (Larus fuscus)
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Either a lesser black-backed gull because of the orange legs, short neck, flat-topped head or yellow-legged gull because the bill is more yellow than orange. 2022-01-16 13:20:46
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: Very similar to Herring Gull, but tone more nasal. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=52-64 cm, wingspan=117-134 cm, weight=620-1000 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Great black-backed gull / Mantelmöwe (Larus marinus)
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Great black-backed gull (Mantelmöwe), Islay near Bridgend. 2023-08-11 09:31:48 Islay
First observed in Islay on 2023-08-11.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization: Can be identified from the low pitch alone. Clearly deeper than Lesser Black-backed and Herring Gull. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=64-78 cm, wingspan=150-165 cm, weight=1033-2272 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Herring gull / Silbermöwe (Larus argentatus)
Also known as: Silbermoewe, European herring gull
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Herring gull, near Barnegat Lighthouse, Long Beach Island, NJ. 2024-09-18 19:48:40 New Jersey
First observed in Scotland on 2023-08-19.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: Quite vocal. A long and strong "ay-kay-kay-kay-kay" with fading strength commonly heard. A deep "ga-ga-ga" heard from anxious birds. [Link]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=55-64 cm, wingspan=123-148 cm, weight=750-1440 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Iceland gull / Polarmöwe (Larus glaucoides)
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Wikipedia: Iceland gull Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Larus_glaucoides_IthacaNY.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides) is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not in Iceland (as its name suggests), where it is only seen during winter. The genus name is from Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific name glaucoides denotes its resemblance to Larus glaucus, a synonym of Larus hyperboreus, the glaucous gull; -oides is Ancient Greek and means "resembling".[2] [more]
Vocalization: Like Herring Gull, but tone sharper. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=52-60 cm, wingspan=140-150 cm, weight=460-1039 g
Details

Genus Chroicocephalus:
Black-headed gull / Lachmöwe (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Alternate classification: Larus ridibundus, Larus ridibundus
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Cormorant, Graureiher, zwei Lachmöwen am Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 10:35:32 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2020-05-20.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Common waterbird at Pfäffikersee, that doesn't necessarily have the eponymous black head.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: [40], In Richard Adams' 1972 novel Watership Down, a black-headed gull named Kehaar (who claims his name is the onomatopoeia of waves breaking against the shore) plays a major part in the story. [Link]
Vocalization: Quite vocal, especially at breeding ground. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=34-37 cm, wingspan=86-99 cm, weight=200-400 g
not sexually dimporphic.
No breeding plumage Identifying characteristics: Summer: head = black, , , , , tail = black Winter: head = white (With Charlie Brown-style half circle behind the eye), , , , general: beak = red, legs = red, wings = gray,
Habitats: River and lake

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ 2021-04-27 16:51:23 Source: BirdNet 20210427_165123 birdnet 1485 - Black-headed Gull racket at Chlisee - No confident detection - Wetzikon.mp3 Wetzikon (song)

Details

Genus Rissa:
Black-legged kittiwake / Dreizehenmöwe (Rissa tridactyla)
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Wikipedia: Black-legged kittiwake Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Rissa_tridactyla_%28Vard%C3%B8%2C_2012%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization: Highly vocal at breeding ground. A mewing "kitti-wake", with the pitch rising on the second drawn out syllable, and then falling. Generally silent elsewhere, except when squabbling over food. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
Year-round bird
Migration in: 03-01 - 03-23
Migration out: 03-15 - 03-23
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

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Physical details

Physical details: length=38-40 cm, wingspan=95-105 cm, weight=310-500 g
Details

Genus Pinguinus:
Great auk / Riesenalk (Pinguinus impennis)
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Wikipedia: Great auk Source: WIKIPEDIA Great_Auk_%28Pinguinis_impennis%29_specimen%2C_Kelvingrove%2C_Glasgow_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1108249.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) is a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus. It is not closely related to the birds now known as penguins, which were discovered later and so named by sailors because of their physical resemblance to the great auk. [more]
Details

Genus Pagophila:
Genus Gelochelidon:
Genus Creagrus:
Genus Xema:
Genus Rynchops:
Genus Chlidonias:
Genus Anous:
Genus Gygis:
Genus Larosterna:
Genus Phaetusa:
Genus Rhodostethia:
Genus Leucophaeus:
Genus Hydroprogne:
Genus Onychoprion:
Genus Sternula:
Genus Thalasseus:
Genus Hydrocoloeus:
Genus Procelsterna:
Genus Saundersilarus:
Genus Ichthyaetus:

Family Charadriidae (Regenpfeifer):

Genus Vanellus:
Genus Hoplopterus:
Genus Charadrius:
Common ringed plover / Sandregenpfeifer (Charadrius hiaticula)
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Sandregenpfeifer auf Ende vom Damm in La Sauge. 2024-09-14 15:34:58 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-09-04.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 1
Vocalization: Usually heard before seen. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-12 - 10-27
Migration in: 10-07 - 10-27
Migration out: 10-07 - 10-15
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=18-20 cm, wingspan=48-57 cm, weight=55-73 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Semipalmated plover / Amerika-Sandregenpfeifer (Charadrius semipalmatus)
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Wikipedia: Semipalmated plover Source: WIKIPEDIA Semipalmated_Plover.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General: The semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) is a small plover. The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine"). The specific semipalmatus is Latin and comes from semi, "half" and palma, "palm". Like the English name, this refers to its only partly webbed feet.[2] [more]
Details

Genus Elseyornis:
Genus Oreopholus:
Genus Thinornis:
Genus Pluvialis:
European golden-plover / Goldregenpfeifer (Pluvialis apricaria)
Also known as: European golden plover, Eurasian golden plover
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Wikipedia: European golden-plover Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Kul%C3%ADk_zlat%C3%BD_%28Pluvialis_apricaria%29_a_%283949776435%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 1

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 02-20 - 12-16
Migration in: 11-26 - 12-03
Migration out: 03-01 - 04-01
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=26-29 cm, wingspan=67-76 cm, weight=160-280 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Genus Phegornis:
Genus Pluvianellus:
Genus Anarhynchus:
Genus Erythrogonys:
Genus Ibidorhyncha:
Genus Peltohyas:

Family Scolopacidae (Shorebirds / Schnepfenvögel):

Genus Calidris:
Red knot / Knutt (Calidris canutus)
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Red knots, according to MerlinBirdID - underway to somewhere better at Las Coloradas. 2023-04-15 09:34:08 Yucatan
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.

Description

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

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=23-25 cm, wingspan=57-61 cm, weight=110-160 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Dunlin / Alpenstrandläufer (Calidris alpina)
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Wikipedia: Dunlin Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Dunlin_%28Calidris_alpina%29_juvenile.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 03-01 - 03-23
Migration out: 03-15 - 03-23
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=16-20 cm, wingspan=38-43 cm, weight=35-60 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Sanderling / Sanderling (Calidris alba)
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Wahrscheinlich Sanderling - there must be a better photo. 2024-09-14 15:34:48 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-03-27.

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 04-11 - 10-27
Migration in: 10-07 - 10-15
Migration out: 04-20 - 05-31
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=20-21 cm, wingspan=40-45 cm, weight=44-70 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Purple sandpiper / Meerstrandläufer (Calidris maritima)
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Wikipedia: Purple sandpiper Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Calidris_maritima.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=20-22 cm, wingspan=42-46 cm, weight=52-80 g
Details

Temminck's stint / Temminckstrandläufer (Calidris temminckii)
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Wikipedia: Temminck's stint Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Temmincks_Stint.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Deutschland: Zugvogel

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=13-15 cm, wingspan=34-37 cm, weight=17-30 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Genus Numenius (Curlews):
Whimbrel / Regenbrachvogel (Numenius phaeopus)
Also known as: Eurasian whimbrel
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Whimbrel at x. 2025-02-25 10:29:04 Lanzarote
First observed in San Christiano on 2022-03-19.

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-23 - 10-07
Migration in: 05-10 - 05-31
Migration out: 05-10 - 05-18
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=40-42 cm, wingspan=76-89 cm, weight=300-660 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Genus Arenaria (Turnstones):
Ruddy turnstone / Steinwälzer (Arenaria interpres)
Alternate classification: Tringa interpres
Also known as: Turnstone
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Ruddy turnstone, San Christiana, Tenerife. 2022-03-19 10:26:30
First observed in Tenerife on 2022-03-19.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 2

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 04-11 - 10-18
Migration in: 05-01 - 06-20
Migration out: 05-01 - 06-08
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=22-24 cm, wingspan=50-57 cm, weight=85-150 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Genus Scolopax:
Genus Gallinago:
Common snipe / Bekassine (Gallinago gallinago)
Alternate classification: Capella gallinago
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Wahrscheinlich Bekassine mit dem langen Schnabel, Klingnauerstausee. 2022-02-05 11:54:14 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2021-10-24.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World. [more]
Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 1
Vocalization: Quite vocal, especially at breeding ground. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 01-01 - 05-21
Migration out: 07-20 - 12-31
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=25-27 cm, wingspan=44-47 cm, weight=80-140 g
Habitats: Wetland

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song: Song an unmistakable bleating, drumming sound produced by vibrating tail feathers in sky-dives. [Link] Song attributes: Frequency:
Source: XENOCANTO XC812599 - Common Snipe song, one note, 4x per sec - Gallinago gallinago.mp3 (song)


Calls: Almost always give diagnostic hoarse and nasal "kaaat" call when flushed. Another territorial call is a rhythmic, mechanical and sharp "tika-tika-tka", or "ika-ka-ka". [Link]
XC947581 - Common Snipe flight call - Gallinago gallinago.

Source: XENOCANTO XC947581 - Common Snipe flight call - Gallinago gallinago.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz), Special sounds: quack.
Details

Genus Lymnocryptes:
Genus Limnodromus:
Genus Limosa:
Black-tailed godwit / Uferschnepfe (Limosa limosa)
Alternate classification: Scolopax limosa
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Wikipedia: Black-tailed godwit Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Black-tailed_Godwit_Uferschnepfe.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel RL 1
Vocalization: Quite vocal at breeding ground, but mostly silent elsewhere. Varied repertoire of mewing and sharp sounds, some resembling Bar-tailed, some almost lapwing-like. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 02-20 - 09-28
Migration in: 05-01 - 05-31
Migration out: 05-01 - 05-08
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=40-44 cm, wingspan=70-82 cm, weight=250-390 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Genus Tringa:
Common redshank / Rotschenkel (Tringa totanus)
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Common redshank plus common pochard. 2022-04-12 14:02:38
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-12.

Description

General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL V
Vocalization: Generally a noisy and loud bird, especially at breeding ground. Most heard is a characteristic "tew-hoo", or "tew-hoo-hoo" with first syllable accentuated. No gap between the syllables like Greenshank, and usually with a marked falling pitch. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-01 - 10-07
Migration in: 03-23 - 05-21
Migration out: 03-15 - 03-23
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=27-29 cm, wingspan=59-66 cm, weight=85-150 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Genus Xenus:
Genus Actitis:
Genus Phalaropus:
Red phalarope / Thorshühnchen (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Alternate classification: Phalaropus fulicaria
Also known as: Grey phalarope
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Wikipedia: Red phalarope Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Phalaropus_fulicarius_10.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=20-22 cm, wingspan=40-44 cm, weight=40-75 g
Details

Red-necked phalarope / Odinshühnchen (Phalaropus lobatus)
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Wikipedia: Red-necked phalarope Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Red-necked_Phalarope.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel
Vocalization: Short and sharp "teck", sometimes repeated to form trilling series. Also a mewing, nasal "veeoo". [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 05-21 - 10-27
Migration in: 10-07 - 10-27
Migration out: 10-07 - 10-15
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=18-19 cm, wingspan=32-41 cm, weight=27-48 g
Details

Genus Aphriza:
Genus Bartramia:
Genus Coenocorypha:
Genus Limicola:
Genus Prosobonia:
Genus Aechmorhynchus:

Subfamily Sterninae (Terns / Möwenverwandte):

Genus Sterna:
Arctic tern / Kü̈stenseeschwalbe (Sterna paradisaea)
Also known as: Küstenseeschwalbe
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Küstenseeschwalbe. 2026-05-25 08:24:41 Fanel/Chablais de Cudrefin und La Sauge
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2026-05-25.

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 2
Vocalization: Similar to Common Tern but higher pitched. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=33-35 cm, wingspan=75-85 cm, weight=95-120 g
Details

Family Turnicidae (Buttonquails):

Genus Turnix:

Family Alcidae (Alke):

Genus Uria (Murres):
Thick-billed guillemot / Dickschnabellumme (Uria lomvia)
Also known as: Thick-billed murre
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Wikipedia: Thick-billed guillemot Source: WIKIPEDIA Uria_lomvia1.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: The thick-billed murre or Brünnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) is a bird in the auk family (Alcidae). This bird is named after the Danish zoologist Morten Thrane Brünnich. The very deeply black North Pacific subspecies Uria lomvia arra is also called Pallas' murre after its describer. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ouria, a waterbird mentioned by Athenaeus. The species term lomvia is a Swedish word for an auk or diver.[2] The English "guillemot" is from French guillemot probably derived from Guillaume, "William".[3] "Murre" is of uncertain origins, but may imitate the call of the common guillemot.[4] [more]
Vocalization: Coarse and deep voice, like a cross between Guillemot and Razorbill. Coarser than Guillemot but with the same laughing ending, but slower. [Link]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=39-43 cm, wingspan=65-73 cm, weight=750-1100 g
Details

Common murre / Trottellumme (Uria aalge)
Also known as: Atlantic murre, Guillemot, Common guillemot
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Wikipedia: Common murre Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Guillemots_on_Bear_Island_Svalbard_Arctic_%2819659642914%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization: Very coarse and deep voice. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=38-41 cm, wingspan=64-70 cm, weight=490-863 g
Details

Genus Aethia:
Genus Alca:
Razorbill / Tordalk (Alca torda)
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Wikipedia: Razorbill Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Alca_torda_Caithness%2C_Scotland.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization: Very coarse and deep voice. Grunting or snore-like, with little phrasing. Mostly heard at breeding ground, but also sometimes at sea. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=37-39 cm, wingspan=63-68 cm, weight=524-890 g
Details

Genus Alle:
Dovekie / Krabbentaucher (Alle alle)
Alternate classification: Alca alle
Also known as: Little auk
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Wikipedia: Dovekie Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Little_Auk_%28js%29_24.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: Voice higher pitched than other auks (except Black Guillemot). Trilling, rolling and chattering laughter "kreeee he he he he", or shorter, softer utterances; "ke ke" or "hup hup". [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=17-19 cm, wingspan=40-48 cm, weight=140-190 g
Details

Genus Brachyramphus:
Genus Cepphus:
Black guillemot / Gryllteiste (Cepphus grylle)
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Wikipedia: Black guillemot Source: WIKIPEDIA Tystie1.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=30-32 cm, wingspan=52-58 cm, weight=340-500 g
Details

Genus Cyclorrhynchus:
Genus Fratercula:
Atlantic puffin / Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
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Atlantic puffin landing. 2015-06-10 15:10:10
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-10.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin, are found in the northeastern Pacific. The Atlantic puffin breeds in Québec, Iceland, Norway, Greenland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and the Faroe Islands, and as far south as Maine in the west and France in the east. The Atlantic Puffin is most commonly found on the Westman Islands, Iceland. Although it has a large population and a wide range, the species has declined rapidly, at least in parts of its range, resulting in it being rated as vulnerable by the IUCN. On land, it has the typical upright stance of an auk. At sea, it swims on the surface and feeds mainly on small fish, which it catches by diving under water, using its wings for propulsion. [more]
Vocalization: Deep, but not so coarse as Razorbill. Smoother and more gliding changes in pitch, like a "slow-motion" laugh or distant chainsaw; "aaaahrrr, aahr, ahr arh". [Link]

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Physical details

Physical details: length=26-29 cm, wingspan=47-63 cm, weight=320-480 g
Details

Genus Ptychoramphus:
Genus Synthliboramphus:
Genus Cerorhinca:

Family Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers):

Genus Haematopus:
Eurasian oystercatcher / Austernfischer (Haematopus ostralegus)
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Eurasian oystercatcher, Iceland. 2015-06-09 14:04:38
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-09.

Description

General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Etymology: Bbc2: A flock of oyster catchers is a parcel [A nugget from Winterwatch 2022, episode 1, from BBC 2]
Vocalization: Very vocal. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=40-45 cm, wingspan=80-86 cm, weight=430-650 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Family Glareolidae (Brachschwalbenverwandte und Stercorariidae – Raubmöwen):

Genus Glareola:
Genus Cursorius:
Genus Rhinoptilus:
Genus Pluvianus:
Genus Stiltia:

Family Stercorariidae:

Genus Stercorarius:
Parasitic jaeger / Schmarotzerraubmöwe (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Also known as: Arctic skua
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Arctic Skua, defending its nest. 2015-06-10 14:32:52
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-10.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel
Vocalization: Mostly heard at breeding ground. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=41-46 cm, wingspan=110-125 cm, weight=330-570 g
Details

Family Jacanidae (Jacanas):

Genus Irediparra:
Genus Jacana:
Genus Actophilornis:
Genus Hydrophasianus:
Genus Metopidius:
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Family Burhinidae (Triele, Haematopodidae – Austernfischer und Recurvirostridae – Säbelschnäblerverwandte):

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Family Dromadidae:

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Order Gruiformes (Terrestrial and marshbirds / Kranichvögel):

Family Rallidae (Rails / Rallen):

Genus Fulica (Coots):
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Family Aramidae (Limpkins):

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Family Eurypygidae (Sunbitterns):

Genus Eurypyga:

Family Rhynochetidae (Kagu):

Genus Rhynochetos:

Class Accipitriformes (Hawks and eagles / Greifvögel):

Family Accipitridae (Habichtartige):

Subfamily Buteoninae (Bussardartige):
Genus Buteo (Hawks):
Subfamily Accipitrinae (True hawks / Bussardartige):
Genus Accipiter:
Genus Aegypius:
Genus Aquila:
Genus Circus (Harriers):
Genus Gyps:
Genus Haliaeetus:
White-tailed eagle / Seeadler (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Alternate classification: Falco albicilla
Also known as: White-tailed sea eagle
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Wikipedia: White-tailed eagle Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-White_tailed_eagle_raftsund_square_crop.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: A sharp high-pitched clear "klyytt klyytt klyytt klyytt" is often heard. Uttered with some variation in pitch and timbre. Sometimes more raucous and not so high pitched. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 02-01 - 04-01
Migration out: 11-06 - 12-31
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=70-90 cm, wingspan=200-240 cm, weight=3075-6920 g
Details

Genus Haliastur:
Genus Polyboroides:
Genus Trigonoceps:
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Family Cathartidae:

Genus Vultur:
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Family Sagittariidae:

Genus Sagittarius:

Family Pandionidae (Fischadler):

Genus Pandion:

Superorder Palaeognathae:

Order Casuariiformes (Emu and cassowaries):

Family Casuariidae (Cassowaries):
Genus Casuarius:
Family Dromaiidae (Emus):
Genus Dromaius:

Order Rheiformes (Rheas):

Family Rheidae:
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Genus Rhea:

Order Struthioniformes (Ostriches / Laufvögel):

Family Struthionidae:
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Genus Mullerornis:
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Order Tinamiformes (Tinamous):

Family Tinamidae:
Genus Eudromia:
Genus Nothoprocta:
Genus Rhynchotus:
Genus Tinamus:
Genus Crypturellus:
Genus Nothura:
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Order Dinornithiformes (Moas):

Family Emeidae:
Genus Anomalopteryx:
Genus Megalapteryx:
Genus Pachyornis:
Genus Emeus:
Genus Euryapteryx:
Family Dinornithidae:
Genus Dinornis:

Order Apterygiformes (Kiwis):

Family Apterygidae:
Genus Apteryx:

Infraclass Neognathae:

Order Ciconiiformes (Storks and others / Storchenvögel):

Family Ciconiidae (Storks):
Genus Ciconia:
Genus Mycteria:
Genus Leptoptilos:
Genus Jabiru:
Genus Ephippiorhynchus:
Genus Anastomus:
Family Scopidae:
Genus Scopus:
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Genus Balaeniceps:
Family Pteroclidae:
Genus Pterocles:
Genus Syrrhaptes:
Family Thinocoridae:
Genus Thinocorus:
Genus Attagis:

Order Columbiformes (Pigeons and others / Taubenvögel):

Family Columbidae (Pigeons):
Genus Columba:
Rock dove / Felsentaube (Columba livia)
Alternate classification: Columba livia domestica
Also known as: Rock pigeon, Common pigeon, Rock pigeon, Rock pigeon, Rock pigeon, Strassentaube
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Rock dove with beautiful orange eyes. 2025-06-06 15:26:39 Stromboli
First observed in La Gomera on 2022-03-08.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel
Vocalization: Not loud. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 01-01 - 12-31
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=31-34 cm, wingspan=63-70 cm, weight=230-370 g
Habitats: Settlement

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song: Song a two-syllable, but continuous cooing. First a rolling ascending "orrrrrr" immediately followed by a short descending "oohh". Wings produce a quite audible whistling sound. [Link] Song attributes: Frequency:
Source: XENOCANTO XC661807 - Rock Dove call - Columba livia.mp3 (call)


No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.

Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
Details

Genus Streptopelia:
Genus Zenaida:
Genus Columbina:
Genus Claravis:
Genus Ducula:
Genus Geopelia:
Genus Geotrygon:
Genus Goura:
Genus Leptotila:
Genus Leucosarcia:
Genus Macropygia:
Genus Metriopelia:
Genus Oena:
Genus Phapitreron:
Genus Phaps:
Genus Ptilinopus:
Genus Scardafella:
Genus Treron:
Genus Geophaps:
Genus Reinwardtoena:
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Genus Chalcophaps:
Genus Didunculus:
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Genus Otidiphaps:
Genus Turtur:
Genus Gymnophaps:
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Genus Henicophaps:
Genus Lopholaimus:
Genus Trugon:
Genus Turacoena:
Genus Uropelia:
Genus Zentrygon:
Genus Aplopelia:
Genus Alopecoenas:
Family Raphidae:
Genus Pezophaps:
Genus Raphus:

Order Coraciiformes (Kingfishers and others / Rackenvögel):

Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers):
Genus Dacelo:
Genus Alcedo:
Genus Ceyx:
Genus Halcyon:
Genus Todiramphus:
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Genus Syma:
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Genus Melidora:
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Genus Eurystomus:
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Genus Ceryle:
Genus Megaceryle:
Family Meropidae:
Genus Merops:
Genus Meropogon:
Genus Nyctyornis:
Family Momotidae:
Genus Momotus:
Genus Baryphthengus:
Genus Hylomanes:
Genus Electron:
Genus Eumomota:
Genus Aspatha:
Family Todidae:
Genus Todus:
Family Brachypteraciidae:
Genus Brachypteracias:
Genus Atelornis:
Genus Uratelornis:
Genus Geobiastes:
Family Leptosomidae:
Genus Leptosomus:

Order Cuculiformes (Cuckoos and others / Kuckucke):

Family Cuculidae (Cuckoos):
Genus Carpococcyx:
Genus Eudynamys:
Genus Scythrops:
Genus Cuculus:
Genus Phaenicophaeus:
Genus Cacomantis:
Genus Chrysococcyx:
Genus Cercococcyx:
Genus Clamator:
Genus Surniculus:
Genus Chalcites:
Genus Coua:
Genus Coccycua:
Genus Hierococcyx:
Genus Dasylophus:
Genus Ceuthmochares:
Genus Rhinortha:
Genus Urodynamis:
Family Crotophagidae:
Genus Guira:
Genus Crotophaga:
Family Coccyzidae:
Genus Piaya:
Genus Coccyzus:
Genus Saurothera:
Family Centropidae:
Genus Centropus:
Family Neomorphidae:
Genus Geococcyx:
Genus Dromococcyx:
Genus Neomorphus:
Genus Tapera:

Order Falconiformes (Falcons and others / Falkenartige):

Family Falconidae:
Genus Falco (Falcons):
Merlin / Merlin (Falco columbarius)
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Wikipedia Datei Falco columbarius Male. Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia_Datei_Falco_columbarius_Male.jpg
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2024-05-16.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: The merlin (Falco columbarius) is a small species of falcon from the Northern Hemisphere,[2] with numerous subspecies throughout North America and Eurasia. A bird of prey, the merlin breeds in the northern Holarctic; some migrate to subtropical and northern tropical regions in winter. Males typically have wingspans of 53–58 centimetres (21–23 in), with females being slightly larger. They are swift fliers and skilled hunters which specialize in preying on small birds in the size range of sparrows to doves and medium-sized shorebirds. In recent decades merlin populations in North America have been significantly increasing, with some merlins becoming so well adapted to city life that they forgo migration; in Europe, populations increased up to about 2000 but have been steady subsequently.[3] The merlin has for centuries been well regarded as a falconry bird. [more]
Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: Series of harsh "kwik-wik wik". Coarseness similar to Peregrine, but pace much quicker. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 02-20 - 03-01
Migration out: 02-22 - 03-01
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=25-30 cm, wingspan=50-62 cm, weight=125-300 g
Habitats: Agricultural
Details

Gyrfalcon / Gerfalke (Falco rusticolus)
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Wikipedia: Gyrfalcon Source: WIKIPEDIA Falco_rusticolus_white_cropped.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Der Gerfalke (Falco rusticolus) ist die weltweit größte Falkenart. Er ist zirkumpolar in den arktischen Regionen Eurasiens und Nordamerikas sowie Grönlands vertreten und besiedelt dort die Tundra. In Mitteleuropa ist er nur sehr selten als Wintergast zu beobachten und hält sich dann meist in Küstennähe auf. [more]
Vocalization: A coarse, drawn out, Peregrine-like "kaaawt", with emphasis on ending, is repeated in series. Much slower paced than in small falcons, and deeper and with different attack than in Peregrine. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=50-60 cm, wingspan=130-160 cm, weight=805-2100 g
Details

Genus Spiziapteryx:
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Order Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos / Flamingos):

Family Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos):
Genus Phoenicopterus:
Genus Phoenicoparrus:

Order Piciformes (Woodpeckers and others / Spechtvögel):

Family Picidae (Woodpeckers):
Genus Colaptes:
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Order Psittaciformes (Parrots and others / Papageien):

Family Psittacidae (Parrots):
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Genus Cyanoramphus:
Genus Eunymphicus:
Genus Brotogeris:
Genus Coracopsis:
Genus Eclectus:
Genus Nestor:
Genus Poicephalus:
Genus Psephotus:
Genus Myiopsitta:
Genus Diopsittaca:
Genus Orthopsittaca:
Genus Bolborhynchus:
Genus Primolius:
Genus Graydidascalus:
Genus Aprosmictus:
Genus Psittaculirostris:
Genus Tanygnathus:
Genus Pionopsitta:
Genus Barnardius:
Genus Gypopsitta:
Genus Triclaria:
Genus Hapalopsittaca:
Genus Rhynchopsitta:
Genus Cyanoliseus:
Genus Pionites:
Genus Alisterus:
Genus Prioniturus:
Genus Neopsephotus:
Genus Purpureicephalus:
Genus Enicognathus:
Genus Prosopeia:
Genus Nannopsittaca:
Genus Psittacella:
Genus Touit:
Genus Bolbopsittacus:
Genus Cyclopsitta:
Genus Geoffroyus:
Genus Leptosittaca:
Genus Northiella:
Genus Psilopsiagon:
Genus Lathamus:
Genus Psittinus:
Genus Mascarinus:
Genus Conuropsis:
Genus Callocephalon:
Genus Alipiopsitta:
Genus Eupsittula:
Genus Psittacara:
Genus Pyrilia:
Genus Ognorhynchus:
Family Cacatuidae (Cockatoos):
Genus Cacatua:
Genus Nymphicus:
Genus Calyptorhynchus:
Genus Probosciger:
Genus Eolophus:
Family Psittaculidae:
Genus Melopsittacus:
Tribe Loriini (Lories):
Genus Lorius:
Genus Charmosyna:
Genus Glossopsitta:
Genus Trichoglossus:
Genus Vini:
Genus Chalcopsitta:
Genus Eos:
Genus Neopsittacus:
Genus Oreopsittacus:
Genus Pseudeos:
Genus Psitteuteles:
Genus Phigys:
Genus Psephotellus:

Order Sphenisciformes (Penguins):

Family Spheniscidae (Penguins):
Genus Aptenodytes:
Genus Eudyptes:
Genus Pygoscelis:
Genus Spheniscus:
Genus Eudyptula:
Genus Megadyptes:

Order Gaviiformes (Loons / Seetaucher):

Family Gaviidae (Loons):
Genus Gavia:
Red-throated loon / Sterntaucher (Gavia stellata)
Also known as: Red-throated diver
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Wikipedia: Red-throated loon Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Gavia_Stellata_%C3%96lfus%C3%A1_20090606.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization: In flight; nasal, dry, gooselike series of rhythmic cackling "ko-ko-ko". Most vocal when courting and breeding. A meowing drawn-out sound starting with a register break, then falling in pitch. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Migration in: 02-01 - 02-10
Migration out: 02-02 - 02-10
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=53-69 cm, wingspan=106-116 cm, weight=1170-1900 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Great northern loon / Eistaucher (Gavia immer)
Alternate classification: Urinator imber
Also known as: Common loon, Great northern diver
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Great northern loon, Squam Lake, New Hampshire. 2023-10-06 12:26:58 New England
First observed in New England on 2023-10-06.

Description

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

Seasonal behavior

Seldom seen here
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Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=69-91 cm, wingspan=69-91 cm, weight=3600-4480 g
Details

Order Opisthocomiformes (Hoatzins):

Family Opisthocomidae (Hoatzins):
Genus Opisthocomus:

Order Podicipediformes (Grebes / Lappentaucher):

Family Podicipedidae (Grebes):
Genus Podilymbus:
Genus Podiceps:
Horned grebe / Ohrentaucher (Podiceps auritus)
Also known as: Slavonian grebe
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Horned grebe, Myvatn, Iceland. 2015-06-05 11:22:28
First observed in Iceland on 2015-06-05.

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 1
Vocalization: Varied. Vibrating, wailing, dry and cackling sequences. A mewing, falling and far-reaching "kiaa" and various rattling sounds. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=31-38 cm, wingspan=46-55 cm, weight=364-449 g
Habitats: River and lake
Details

Genus Aechmophorus:
Genus Tachybaptus:
Genus Rollandia:
Genus Poliocephalus:

Order Procellariiformes (Petrels and albatrosses / Röhrennasen):

Family Procellariidae (Shearwaters and petrels / Sturmvögel):
Genus Puffinus:
Manx shearwater / Atlantiksturmtaucher (Puffinus puffinus)
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Wikipedia: Manx shearwater Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Manx_Shearwater.JPG
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
General: The Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. The scientific name of this species records a name shift: Manx shearwaters were called Manks puffins in the 17th century. Puffin is an Anglo-Norman word (Middle English pophyn) for the cured carcasses of nestling shearwaters. The Atlantic puffin acquired the name much later, possibly because of its similar nesting habits. [more]
Vocalization: Vocal at breeding ground. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=31-36 cm, wingspan=76-88 cm, weight=375-459 g
Details

Genus Fulmarus:
Northern fulmar / Eissturmvogel (Fulmarus glacialis)
Alternate classification: Fulmaris glacialis
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Wikipedia: Northern fulmar Source: WIKIPEDIA Fulmarus_Glacialis.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL R
Vocalization: Mostly heard on breeding ground. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=45-50 cm, wingspan=102-112 cm, weight=610-1000 g
Details

Genus Daption:
Genus Macronectes:
Genus Pachyptila:
Genus Procellaria:
Genus Pterodroma:
Genus Bulweria:
Genus Calonectris:
Genus Pagodroma:
Genus Pseudobulweria:
Genus Aphrodroma:
Genus Halobaena:
Genus Thalassoica:
Genus Ardenna:
Family Diomedeidae (Albatrosse):
Genus Diomedea:
Genus Phoebetria:
Genus Thalassarche:
Genus Phoebastria:
Family Pelecanoididae:
Genus Pelecanoides:
Subfamily Hydrobatidae (Storm petrels / Sturmschwalben):
Genus Fregetta:
Genus Pelagodroma:
Genus Oceanodroma:
Leach's storm-petrel / Wellenläufer (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
Alternate classification: Hydrobates leucorhous (Vieillot, 1818)
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Wikipedia: Leach's storm-petrel Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Lesp1.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Deutschland: seltener Zugvogel

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=19-22 cm, wingspan=45-48 cm, weight=40-50 g
Details

Genus Garrodia:
Genus Hydrobates:
European storm-petrel / Sturmschwalbe (Hydrobates pelagicus)
Also known as: European storm petrel
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Wikipedia: European storm-petrel Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-European_Storm_Petrel_From_The_Crossley_ID_Guide_Eastern_Birds.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

General: Die Nördlichen Sturmschwalben (Hydrobatidae) sind eine auf allen Weltmeeren weit verbreitete Familie der Röhrennasen (Procellariiformes). Zur Familie gehören 15 Arten, die in der IOC-World Bird List zwei Gattungen zugeordnet werden[1], bei Winkler und Kollegen aber alle zur Gattung Hydrobates gehören.[2] [more]
Vocalization: Heard at breeding ground. Dry, cyclic, rattling and cooing, interrupted by deeper nasal moaning or a higher pitched "kee-ee-kee", with emphasis on second syllable. [Link]

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=14-18 cm, wingspan=36-39 cm, weight=23-30 g
Details

Genus Oceanites:
Genus Nesofregetta:

Order Strigiformes (Owls / Eulen):

Family Strigidae:
Genus Bubo (Eagle owls):
Genus Strix:
Genus Aegolius (Saw-whet owls):
Genus Asio:
Short-eared owl / Sumpfohreule (Asio flammeus)
Alternate classification: Strix flammea
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Wikipedia: Short-eared owl Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Short_Eared_Owl_on_the_Ground.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

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

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=37-39 cm, wingspan=95-110 cm, weight=260-420 g
Habitats: Wetland
Details

Genus Otus:
Genus Mimizuku:
Genus Ninox:
Genus Micrathene:
Genus Surnia:
Genus Glaucidium:
Genus Lophostrix:
Genus Pulsatrix:
Genus Ciccaba:
Genus Athene:
Genus Ketupa:
Genus Megascops:
Genus Ptilopsis:
Genus Pseudoscops:
Genus Sceloglaux:
Genus Heteroglaux:
Genus Mascarenotus:
Genus Scotopelia:
Genus Nesasio:
Genus Margarobyas:
Genus Xenoglaux:
Genus Uroglaux:
Genus Pyrroglaux:
Genus Jubula:
Family Tytonidae (Barn owls):
Genus Tyto:
Genus Phodilus:

Order Musophagiformes (Turacos):

Family Musophagidae:
Genus Tauraco:
Genus Corythaeola:
Genus Corythaixoides:
Genus Musophaga:
Genus Crinifer:
Genus Gallirex:
Genus Ruwenzorornis:

Order Trogoniformes (Trogons and quetzals):

Family Trogonidae:
Genus Trogon:
Genus Apaloderma:
Genus Euptilotis:
Genus Harpactes:
Genus Pharomachrus:
Genus Priotelus:

Order Bucerotiformes (Hornbills):

Family Bucerotidae:
Genus Anthracoceros:
Genus Tockus:
Genus Aceros:
Genus Buceros:
Genus Ceratogymna:
Genus Penelopides (Tarictic hornbills):
Genus Berenicornis:
Genus Bycanistes:
Genus Anorrhinus:
Genus Rhyticeros:
Genus Rhinoplax:
Genus Tropicranus:
Genus Ocyceros:
Family Bucorvidae:
Genus Bucorvus:

Order Coliiformes (Mousebirds):

Family Coliidae:
Genus Colius:
Genus Urocolius:

Order Upupiformes (Hoopoes and others / Hopf- und Hornvögel):

Family Upupidae:
Genus Upupa:
Family Phoeniculidae:
Genus Phoeniculus:
Family Rhinopomastidae:
Genus Rhinopomastus:

Order Galbuliformes (Jacamars):

Family Galbulidae:
Genus Galbula:
Genus Jacamerops:
Genus Brachygalba:
Genus Jacamaralcyon:
Family Bucconidae:
Genus Bucco:
Genus Nystalus:
Genus Nonnula:
Genus Malacoptila:
Genus Notharchus:
Genus Monasa:
Genus Chelidoptera:

Superorder Galloanserae:

Order Galliformes (Landfowls / Hühnervögel):
Family Megapodiidae:
Genus Megapodius:
Genus Leipoa:
Genus Aepypodius:
Genus Alectura:
Genus Eulipoa:
Genus Macrocephalon:
Genus Talegalla:
Family Cracidae:
Genus Ortalis:
Genus Penelope:
Genus Aburria:
Genus Crax:
Genus Penelopina:
Genus Chamaepetes:
Genus Mitu:
Genus Nothocrax:
Genus Oreophasis:
Genus Pauxi:
Genus Pipile:
Family Numididae (Guineafowls):
Genus Acryllium:
Genus Guttera:
Genus Numida:
Genus Agelastes:
Family Phasianidae (Turkeys):
Subfamily Phasianinae:
Genus Gallus:
Genus Lophophorus:
Genus Lophura:
Genus Pavo (Peafowls):
Genus Phasianus:
Genus Polyplectron:
Genus Pucrasia:
Genus Syrmaticus:
Genus Tragopan:
Genus Afropavo:
Genus Argusianus:
Genus Catreus:
Genus Chrysolophus:
Genus Crossoptilon:
Genus Ithaginis:
Genus Rheinardia:
Genus Synoicus:
Subfamily Perdicinae:
Genus Francolinus:
Genus Perdix:
Genus Alectoris:
Genus Bambusicola:
Genus Coturnix:
Genus Arborophila:
Genus Rollulus:
Genus Margaroperdix:
Genus Tetraogallus:
Genus Perdicula:
Genus Xenoperdix:
Genus Ptilopachus:
Genus Dendroperdix:
Genus Peliperdix:
Genus Ammoperdix:
Genus Scleroptila:
Genus Tetraophasis:
Genus Caloperdix:
Genus Galloperdix:
Genus Rhizothera:
Genus Haematortyx:
Genus Tropicoperdix:
Genus Pternistis:
Subfamily Meleagridinae:
Genus Meleagris:
Subfamily Tetraoninae (Grouses):
Genus Bonasa:
Genus Centrocercus:
Genus Tympanuchus:
Genus Lagopus:
Rock ptarmigan / Alpenschneehuhn (Lagopus muta)
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Wikipedia: Rock ptarmigan Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Rock_Ptarmigan_%28Lagopus_Muta%29.jpg
🔍 Never observed (yet!)

Description

Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahresvogel RL R
Vocalization: Female has similar sounds, but is higher pitched and not so coarse as male. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 05-01 - 08-09
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=34-36 cm, wingspan=54-60 cm, weight=350-600 g
Habitats: Mountain
Details

Genus Dendragapus:
Genus Tetrao:
Genus Falcipennis:
Genus Tetrastes:
Genus Lyrurus:
Genus Lerwa:
Genus Melanoperdix:
Genus Anurophasis:
Family Odontophoridae (American quails):
Genus Callipepla:
Genus Colinus:
Genus Cyrtonyx:
Genus Oreortyx:
Genus Odontophorus:
Genus Philortyx:
Genus Dactylortyx:
Genus Dendrortyx:
Genus Rhynchortyx:

Order Cariamiformes (Seriamas):

Family Cariamidae (Seriemas):
Genus Cariama:
Genus Chunga:

Order Apodiformes (Swifts and hummingbirds / Segler):

Family Apodidae (Swifts):
Subfamily Hemiprocninae (Tree swifts):
Genus Hemiprocne:
Subfamily Cypseloidinae:
Genus Cypseloides:
Genus Streptoprocne:
Subfamily Apodinae:
Genus Apus:
Genus Chaetura:
Genus Aerodramus:
Genus Collocalia:
Genus Cypsiurus:
Genus Hydrochous:
Genus Aeronautes:
Genus Hirundapus:
Genus Tachornis:
Genus Raphidura:
Genus Neafrapus:
Genus Tachymarptis:
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds):
Genus Calypte:
Genus Selasphorus:
Genus Phaethornis:
Genus Aglaeactis:
Genus Coeligena:
Genus Eriocnemis:
Genus Lafresnaya:
Genus Lesbia:
Genus Metallura:
Genus Oreonympha:
Genus Oreotrochilus:
Genus Sephanoides:
Genus Amazilia:
Genus Chlorostilbon:
Genus Chalcostigma:
Genus Heliangelus:
Genus Orthorhyncus:
Genus Anthracothorax:
Genus Heliomaster:
Genus Hylocharis:
Genus Eupetomena:
Genus Eulampis:
Genus Glaucis:
Genus Archilochus:
Genus Discosura:
Genus Eutoxeres:
Genus Heliothryx:
Genus Lampornis:
Genus Thalurania:
Genus Cyanophaia:
Genus Androdon:
Genus Colibri:
Genus Doryfera:
Genus Ramphodon:
Genus Threnetes:
Genus Atthis:
Genus Calothorax:
Genus Adelomyia:
Genus Aglaiocercus:
Genus Campylopterus:
Genus Chrysuronia:
Genus Elvira:
Genus Ensifera:
Genus Florisuga:
Genus Haplophaedia:
Genus Heliactin:
Genus Heliodoxa:
Genus Klais:
Genus Lepidopyga:
Genus Lophornis:
Genus Myrtis:
Genus Ocreatus:
Genus Panterpe:
Genus Patagona:
Genus Philodice:
Genus Phlogophilus:
Genus Polyplancta:
Genus Pterophanes:
Genus Schistes:
Genus Taphrospilus:
Genus Topaza:
Genus Urosticte:
Genus Eugenes:
Genus Hylonympha:
Genus Lamprolaima:
Genus Aphantochroa:
Genus Calliphlox:
Genus Chaetocercus:
Genus Chalybura:
Genus Chrysolampis:
Genus Damophila:
Genus Eupherusa:
Genus Microchera:
Genus Opisthoprora:
Genus Oxypogon:
Genus Polytmus:
Genus Ramphomicron:
Genus Urochroa:
Genus Rhodopis:
Genus Cynanthus:
Genus Sappho:
Genus Stephanoxis:
Genus Avocettula:
Genus Anthocephala:
Genus Leucippus:
Genus Microstilbon:
Genus Myrmia:
Genus Polyonymus:
Genus Taphrolesbia:
Genus Thaumastura:
Genus Anopetia:
Genus Boissonneaua:
Genus Clytolaema:
Genus Trochilus:
Genus Eulidia:
Genus Doricha:
Genus Tilmatura:
Genus Augastes:
Genus Abeillia:
Genus Goethalsia:
Genus Goldmania:
Genus Leucochloris:
Genus Loddigesia:
Genus Mellisuga:

Order Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars and others / Schwalmvögel):

Family Podargidae (Frogmouths):
Genus Podargus:
Genus Rigidipenna:
Family Eurostopodidae:
Genus Eurostopodus:
Family Aegothelidae:
Genus Aegotheles:
Genus Euaegotheles:
Family Batrachostomatidae:
Genus Batrachostomus:
Family Caprimulgidae:
Subfamily Caprimulginae:
Genus Caprimulgus:
Genus Phalaenoptilus:
Genus Nyctiphrynus:
Genus Uropsalis:
Genus Nyctidromus:
Genus Macrodipteryx:
Genus Eleothreptus:
Genus Hydropsalis:
Subfamily Chordeilinae:
Genus Chordeiles:
Genus Podager:
Genus Lurocalis:
Genus Nyctiprogne:
Genus Siphonorhis:
Genus Gactornis:
Genus Nyctipolus:
Genus Setopagis:
Genus Antrostomus:
Genus Systellura:
Genus Lyncornis:
Family Nyctibiidae:
Genus Nyctibius:
Family Steatornithidae:
Genus Steatornis:
Number observed: 46. By country first seen that's: Switzerland 23, Iceland 10, Spain 4, Great Britain 3, Mexico 2, United States of America 2, Australia 1, Italy 1.