_Turdus philomelos_ · Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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Common name: Song Thrush
Scientific name: _Turdus philomelos_
The song thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a thrush that breeds across the West Palearctic. It has brown upperparts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has four recognised subspecies. Its distinctive song, which features repeated musical phrases, has frequently been referenced in…
_Muscicapa striata_ · Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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Common name: Spotted Flycatcher
Scientific name: _Muscicapa striata_
The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to Siberia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range.
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Periparus ater · Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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Common name: Coal Tit
Scientific name: Periparus ater
The coal tit (Periparus ater) is a passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in forests throughout the temperate to subtropical Palearctic, including North Africa. The black-crested tit is now included in this species.
_Fringilla coelebs_ male · Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
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Common name: Common Chaffinch
Scientific name: _Fringilla coelebs_
The common chaffinch is one of the most abundant and widespread birds in Europe. The breeding male is striking: a slate-blue cap and nape, brick-pink face and breast, olive-green rump, and two bold white wing bars that flash conspicuously in flight. The female is…
_Regulus ignicapilla_ · eBird.org
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Common name: Common Firecrest
Scientific name: _Regulus ignicapilla_
The common firecrest is one of Europe’s smallest birds, rivalling the goldcrest at just 9–10 cm and 4–7 grams. Despite its tiny size, it is unmistakable at close range: a fiery orange-and-yellow crown stripe (raised in display), a bold white supercilium, and bronze-green shoulder patches…
_Apus apus_ · eBird.org
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Common name: Common Swift
Scientific name: _Apus apus_
The common swift is a medium-sized aerial bird, and one of the most accomplished fliers in the animal kingdom. Despite superficially resembling a barn swallow or house martin, it belongs to a completely different order — Apodiformes — a case of convergent evolution shaped by a shared aerial lifestyle.
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_Turdus merula_ male · eBird.org
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Common name: Eurasian Blackbird
Scientific name: _Turdus merula_
The Eurasian blackbird is one of the most familiar and beloved birds across Europe — the male jet-black with a vivid orange-yellow bill and eye-ring, the female a dark brown with a streaked pale throat. It is a member of the thrush family and one of its finest singers.
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_Sylvia atricapilla_ male · Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
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Common name: Eurasian Blackcap
Scientific name: _Sylvia atricapilla_
The Eurasian blackcap — _Sylvia atricapilla_ — is one of Europe’s finest songsters, sometimes called the “northern nightingale” for the quality and richness of its song. The male is unmistakable: plain grey-brown above, pale grey below, crowned with a jet-black cap.…
_Troglodytes troglodytes_ · eBird.org
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Common name: Eurasian Wren
Scientific name: _Troglodytes troglodytes_
The Eurasian wren packs an extraordinary voice into an impossibly small body. Barely 10 cm long and weighing around 10 grams, this round, rufous-brown bird with its characteristically cocked tail is the loudest bird in Europe relative to its body size — its song can be heard from…
_Parus major_ · Luc Viatour / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
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Common name: Great Tit
Scientific name: _Parus major_
The great tit is one of Europe’s most familiar garden birds: bold, curious, and conspicuously patterned with its black-and-white head, yellow breast, and green back. It is the largest member of the tit family Paridae and one of the most extensively studied birds in the world,…