Brown-chested Alethe vs Common Nightingale

Chamaetylas poliocephala เปรียบเทียบกับ Luscinia megarhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Brown-chested Alethe Common Nightingale
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chamaetylas poliocephala Luscinia megarhynchos
อันดับ Passeriformes Passeriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Muscicapidae Muscicapidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 16.5 cm (6.5 in)
กว้างปีก 17.3 cm (6.8 in) 25.0 cm (9.8 in)
น้ำหนัก 34.56666666666666 g (1.22 oz) 21.0 g (0.74 oz)
อาหาร -- Insects and larvae, supplemented with berries in autumn. Forages on or near the ground in …
จำนวนไข่ 1-3 4-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Brown-chested Alethe
Common Nightingale 16.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Brown-chested Alethe 17.3 cm
Common Nightingale 25.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Brown-chested Alethe 34.56666666666666 g
Common Nightingale 21.0 g

Habitat Comparison

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Brown-chested Alethe only

Common Nightingale only

Common Nightingale

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

Song & Call Comparison

Brown-chested Alethe

Common Nightingale

เสียงร้อง

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brown-chested Alethe

Common Nightingale

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Brown-chested Alethe

Least Concern

Common Nightingale

How to Tell Them Apart

Brown-chested Alethe

Common Nightingale

ขนนก

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

ปาก

Thin, pointed, dark brown bill

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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