Common Nightingale vs Arnot's Chat

Luscinia megarhynchos в сравнении с Myrmecocichla arnotti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Common Nightingale Arnot's Chat
Научное название Luscinia megarhynchos Myrmecocichla arnotti
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) 20,2 cm (8.0 in)
Масса 21,0 g (0.74 oz) 39,28333333333333 g (1.39 oz)
Питание Insects and larvae, supplemented with berries in autumn. Forages on or near the ground in … --
Размер кладки 4-5 2-4
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Nightingale 16,5 cm
Arnot's Chat
Размах крыльев
Common Nightingale 25,0 cm
Arnot's Chat 20,2 cm
Масса
Common Nightingale 21,0 g
Arnot's Chat 39,28333333333333 g

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

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Common Nightingale only

Arnot's Chat only

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Common Nightingale

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

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.

Arnot's Chat

Geographic Range & Migration

Common Nightingale

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

Arnot's Chat

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Common Nightingale

Least Concern

Arnot's Chat

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

Arnot's Chat

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.

Arnot's Chat

Arnot's Chat is an African passerine of the family Muscicapidae found in open woodland and savanna habitats. Weighing around 39g with a wingspan of roughly 20cm, it displays a striking black-and-white plumage pattern. It perches prominently and feeds on insects caught on the ground.

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