Listen to the Bluethroat
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About the Bluethroat
The Bluethroat is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 22 cm.
What does the Bluethroat sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as luscinia svecica. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in wet birch wood or bushy swamp in Europe and across the Palearctic with a foothold in western Alaska. It nests in tussocks or low in dense bushes. It winters in the Iberian Peninsula, the northern half of Africa, and in southern Asia (among others including the Indian subcontinent). The bluethroat, and similar small European flycatchers, are often called chats.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Bluethroat sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Bluethroat on this page, including its luscinia svecica. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Bluethroat endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Bluethroat as “least concern”.
What family does the Bluethroat belong to?
The Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Luscinia svecica by Vladimir Yu. Arkhipov, Arkhivov – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q26578 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Bluethroat – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden – CC BY-SA 2.0