Common Nightingale vs Black-banded Flycatcher

Luscinia megarhynchos comparado com Ficedula timorensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Common Nightingale Black-banded Flycatcher
Nome científico Luscinia megarhynchos Ficedula timorensis
Ordem Passeriformes Passeriformes
Família Muscicapidae Muscicapidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 16,5 cm (6.5 in)
Envergadura 25,0 cm (9.8 in) 12,4 cm (4.9 in)
Peso 21,0 g (0.74 oz) 12,1 g (0.43 oz)
Dieta Insects and larvae, supplemented with berries in autumn. Forages on or near the ground in … --
Tamanho da postura 4-5 2-3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Nightingale 16,5 cm
Black-banded Flycatcher
Envergadura
Common Nightingale 25,0 cm
Black-banded Flycatcher 12,4 cm
Peso
Common Nightingale 21,0 g
Black-banded Flycatcher 12,1 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Common Nightingale only

Black-banded Flycatcher only

Nenhum

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

Canto

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.

Black-banded 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.

Black-banded Flycatcher

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Common Nightingale

Least Concern

Black-banded Flycatcher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Nightingale

Plumagem

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

Bico

Thin, pointed, dark brown bill

Black-banded 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.

Black-banded Flycatcher

The Black-banded Flycatcher is a small flycatcher endemic to the island of Timor in the Lesser Sundas. It has olive-brown upperparts with a distinctive black breast band. It forages in the forest understory and edges for insects, gleaning them from leaves and branches.

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