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Melodious Warbler
Hippolais polyglotta
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Benoît Van Hecke (XC802803). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
Greater WhitethroatCurruca communis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 7,847 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 7,847 |
| Spain | 1,056 |
| France | 967 |
| Italy | 338 |
| Portugal | 336 |
| Occitanie | 280 |
| Comunidad de Madrid | 220 |
| Nord-Ovest | 190 |
| Castilla y León | 184 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Reed Warblers and Allies · Acrocephalidae |
| Genus | Hippolais |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Melodious Warbler with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.