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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика	Common Nightingale	Slaty-backed Flycatcher
Научное название	Luscinia megarhynchos	Ficedula erithacus
Отряд	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Семейство	Muscicapidae	Muscicapidae
Охранный статус	Least Concern	Least Concern
Длина	16,5 cm (6.5 in)	—
Размах крыльев	25,0 cm (9.8 in)	14,1 cm (5.6 in)
Масса	21,0 g (0.74 oz)	9,833333333333334 g (0.35 oz)
Питание	Insects and larvae, supplemented with berries in autumn. Forages on or near the ground in …	--
Размер кладки	4-5	4-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Common Nightingale 16,5 cm

Slaty-backed Flycatcher —

Размах крыльев

Common Nightingale 25,0 cm

Slaty-backed Flycatcher 14,1 cm

Масса

Common Nightingale 21,0 g

Slaty-backed Flycatcher 9,833333333333334 g

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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

🌲 Forest

Common Nightingale only

🏖️ Coastal

Slaty-backed Flycatcher only

Нет

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

Пение

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.

Slaty-backed 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.

Slaty-backed Flycatcher

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Common Nightingale

Least Concern

Slaty-backed Flycatcher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Nightingale

Оперение

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

Клюв

Thin, pointed, dark brown bill

Slaty-backed 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.

Slaty-backed Flycatcher

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