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Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Willow Warbler
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Løvsangeren er en spurvefugl af løvsangerfamilien. Den når en længde på 10-11 centimeter.

Field marks

Small, sleek with no : green-brown above, yellowish-white below, with a clear pale . The pale pinkish legs and long primary projection are the best marks.

Can be confused with

  • Common Chiffchaff — Chiffchaff has dark legs, a shorter primary projection and a dumpier, duller look; its song is a metronomic two-note phrase against the Willow Warbler’s descending cadence, and its call a shorter "hweet".

Voice

The song is a soft, descending run of notes, starting hesitantly, swelling and dying away wistfully. Its call is a two-part "hoo-eet".

Facts

Wingspan

19 cm

Conservation status

ikke truet

Family

leaf warblers

Phylloscopidae

Read more

This is a short overview for the quiz. For the full account, go to the sources:

  • Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
  • Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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