How to distinguish common and thrush nightingale calls? (1 Viewer)

[Kaan Ozgencil]

Hello everyone,
I need someone to tell me how to distinguish calls of thrush nightingale and common nightingale in the field. Thanks in advance to those who will try to help. The big day is almost here and I don't wanna miss any possible thrush nightingales.

 

[CARERY]

Difficult to explain and not trivial. Best will be you visit xeno-canto an listen for yourself:

https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Luscinia-luscinia
https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Luscinia-megarhynchos

 

[Kaan Ozgencil]

I did study them on xeno and still can't get a good grasp. I really need someone to explain in words the subtle differences between their calls/alarm calls.

 

[Andy Adcock]

I simply can't do it and I hear both every year.



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[markspirito]

In simple words If you were judging them side by side is 8 out of 10 for Thrush Nightingale , 10 out of 10 for Common Nightingale !!, very difficult to explain in words other than go out and listen to them.

 

[CARERY]

I find the high pitched calls of TN more piercing (CN softer), the low rasping calls of TN sound more like "korrrk" whereas CN sounds more like "kerrrk".
These two recordings illustrate what I mean:
TN: https://www.xeno-canto.org/379100
CN: https://www.xeno-canto.org/376739

 

[Kaan Ozgencil]

I find the high pitched calls of TN more piercing (CN softer), the low rasping calls of TN sound more like "korrrk" whereas CN sounds more like "kerrrk".
These two recordings illustrate what I mean:
TN: https://www.xeno-canto.org/379100
CN: https://www.xeno-canto.org/376739

This was exactly what I needed. Thank you! I can tell their call recordings apart with a high success rate now.

 

[MJB]

This was exactly what I needed. Thank you! I can tell their call recordings apart with a high success rate now.

Beware that where they meet, they may adapt their songs to mimic parts of the repertoire of the other species...
MJB

 

[Andy Adcock]

Beware that where they meet, they may adapt their songs to mimic parts of the repertoire of the other species...
MJB

I honestly cannot get the hang of separating them, in Russia, Common Nightingale is known as Southern Nightingale due to the Northerly predominance of Thrush Nightingale.


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[Scridifer]

I honestly cannot get the hang of separating them, in Russia, Common Nightingale is known as Southern Nightingale due to the Northerly predominance of Thrush Nightingale.


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I'm the same Andy! Also Southern and Northern Nightingale here in Bulgaria.

Chris