Common Nightingale vs Asian Brown Flycatcher

Luscinia megarhynchos comparé à Muscicapa dauurica

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Common Nightingale Asian Brown Flycatcher
Nom scientifique Luscinia megarhynchos Muscicapa dauurica
Ordre Passeriformes Passeriformes
Famille Muscicapidae Muscicapidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur 16,5 cm (6.5 in)
Envergure 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 13,6 cm (5.4 in)
Poids 21,0 g (0.74 oz) 11,75 g (0.41 oz)
Régime alimentaire Insects and larvae, supplemented with berries in autumn. Forages on or near the ground in … --
Taille de la couvée 4-5 2-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Nightingale 16,5 cm
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Envergure
Common Nightingale 25,0 cm
Asian Brown Flycatcher 13,6 cm
Poids
Common Nightingale 21,0 g
Asian Brown Flycatcher 11,75 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Common Nightingale only

Aucun(e)

Asian Brown Flycatcher only

Aucun(e)

Common Nightingale

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Common Nightingale

Chant

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.

Asian Brown Flycatcher

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Geographic Range & Migration

Common Nightingale

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

Asian Brown Flycatcher

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Common Nightingale

Least Concern

Asian Brown Flycatcher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Nightingale

Plumage

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

Bec

Thin, pointed, dark brown bill

Asian Brown Flycatcher

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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.

Asian Brown Flycatcher

The Asian Brown Flycatcher is a small migratory flycatcher that breeds in northeastern Asia and winters across South and Southeast Asia. Weighing about 11.75g with a wingspan near 13.6cm, it has plain brown-grey upperparts and pale underparts. It catches insects by making short aerial sallies from a perch.

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