Common Nightingale vs Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

Luscinia megarhynchos مقارنةً بـ Oenanthe melanoleuca

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Common Nightingale Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
الاسم العلمي Luscinia megarhynchos Oenanthe melanoleuca
الرتبة Passeriformes Passeriformes
الفصيلة Muscicapidae Muscicapidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Not Evaluated
الطول 16,5 cm (6.5 in)
طول الجناح 25,0 cm (9.8 in)
الوزن 21,0 g (0.74 oz) 16,5 g (0.58 oz)
النظام الغذائي Insects and larvae, supplemented with berries in autumn. Forages on or near the ground in … --
عدد البيض في الوضع 4-5 3-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Nightingale 16,5 cm
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
طول الجناح
Common Nightingale 25,0 cm
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
الوزن
Common Nightingale 21,0 g
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear 16,5 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Common Nightingale only

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear only

بلا

Common Nightingale

Dense thickets, scrub, and undergrowth in deciduous woodland. Prefers areas with thick ground cover near water.

Song & Call Comparison

Common Nightingale

الغناء

Considered Europe's finest songster: an extraordinarily rich, loud, flute-like melody of bubbling trills, slow whistles, and a distinctive crescendo 'lu-lu-lu'. Sings day and night.

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

Geographic Range & Migration

Common Nightingale

Breeds in Europe and western Asia. Winters in sub-Saharan Africa. A long-distance migrant crossing the Sahara.

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Common Nightingale

Not Evaluated

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

How to Tell Them Apart

Common Nightingale

الريش

Plain warm brown upperparts with a rufous-chestnut tail. Pale greyish-white underparts. Unremarkable appearance belies its remarkable voice.

المنقار

Thin, pointed, dark brown bill

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

About These Birds

Common Nightingale

The common nightingale is celebrated as one of the finest songsters in the bird world, inspiring poets from Homer to Keats. Males sing complex phrases of over 250 different types, often at night during breeding season. Despite its famous song, the nightingale is a plain-looking bird that skulks in dense vegetation.

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