ID sylvia by sound and vision? (1 Viewer)

jonafly

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2004

• #1

Hi everyone,

Is this little thing a sylvia melanocephala?
The soundfile belongen to the shots can be found here:
http://www.basic.nl/andre/sylvia_melanocephala.mp3

Shots taken in first week of april in Andalucia (Donana).

Thanks.

André

 

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marek_walford

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2004

• #2

Yes, probably.

 

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THH

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2004

• #3

But it sounds like a Nightingale!

 

Jane Turner

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• Apr 16, 2004

• #4

Not got a sound card... but thats a Sard

 

jonafly

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2004

• #5

The eye is definitely red and the upper half of the head is black or at least very dark.
And the soundfile absolutely belongs to this bird.

André

 

marek_walford

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2004

• #6

Just listened to the sound file. Sound is a Nightingale and photo is a Sardinian Warbler! I notice in another thread you are going to upload a sound file for a bird that appears to be a Nightingale. Is it possible the sound files got mixed up?

 

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HH75

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2004

• #7

Hi Andre,
The bird in the pics is a female Sardinian Warbler,so wouldn't be singing anyway!While I can't listen to the sound file on this computer,if it sounds like a Nightingale then that must be what it was.Perhaps it was singing from cover in the same area as the warbler?
Harry

 

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THH

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• Apr 16, 2004

• #8

I´m sure it´s a Nightingale I heard (2-3 Nightingales actually)! The pics show a female Sardinian.

 

jonafly

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2004

• #9

Sorry,
I did mix up the two soundfiles.

This should indeed be Sylvia melanocephala.

Thanks