Great tit or Chaffinch call? Spain (1 Viewer)

[NickBrown]

Hi all, I'm currently annotating bird calls and songs from an olive grove in Madrid province, Spain. This recording is from December of 2020.

All recordings were made automatically from a passive audio device, both species are common in the area.

I was wondering if anyone is aware of any way to discern Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) calls from Great tits (Parus major), or if the mimicry of Great tits is too good for our human ears to pick-up on.

 

[jogresh]

Chaffinch. 🙂👍🐦

 

[NickBrown]

Chaffinch. 🙂👍🐦

Hi, could you please elaborate?

XC798048 Great Tit (Parus major)

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XC862285 Great Tit (Parus major)

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XC843562 Great Tit (Parus major)

grabado en un arroyo temporal con bosque de ribera y matorral de zarza y otras especies típicas.

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These are all Great Tits, what makes you so sure?

 

[NickBrown]

See attached an MP3 for anyone who can't open the .wav format.