{"id":10725,"date":"2019-05-03T08:25:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T07:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=10725"},"modified":"2019-06-20T21:13:15","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T20:13:15","slug":"water-rail-rallus-aquaticus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=10725","title":{"rendered":"Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– medium-sized rail, much smaller than Eurasian Coot<\/a>
\n– nocturnal migrant
\n– migrates singly<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

birds in flight not yet photographed \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– at least two different calls can be heard during migration
\n– a screechy, 0.5-0.6s long monophonic<\/em>, monotone<\/em> typical rail-like call
\n– the second call is a combination of short over-<\/em> and downslurred<\/em> rail-like bursts
\n– a ‘stuttering’ impression due to the slow repetition
\n– both calls with dense inharmonic partials<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BIF2972-1_1-11_RALAQU_NFC_20170318_0230_Wilsen.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nWater Rail Rallus a. aquaticus<\/em>, call in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2972, 18\/03\/2017, Wilsen, Germany, Roland Neumann<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BIF2988-1_1-11_RALAQU_NFC_20170318_0410_Wilsen.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nWater Rail Rallus a. aquaticus<\/em>, call in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2988, 18\/03\/2017, Wilsen, Germany, Roland Neumann<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BIF2989-1_1-11_RALAQU_NFC_20170330_0045_Wilsen.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nWater Rail Rallus a. aquaticus<\/em>, call in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2989, 30\/03\/2017, Wilsen, Germany, Roland Neumann<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BIF2990-1_1-11_RALAQU_NFC_20180413_0100_Hooksiel.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nWater Rail Rallus a. aquaticus<\/em>, call in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2990, 13\/04\/2018, Hooksiel, Germany, Roland Neumann<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BIF2991-1_1-11_RALAQU_NFC_20180415_2330_Wilsen.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nWater Rail Rallus a. aquaticus<\/em>, call in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2991, 15\/04\/2018, Wilsen, Germany, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nWater Rail Rallus a. aquaticus<\/em>, call in flight
\n\u2013 detail\u2013<\/em> <\/strong>
\nBIF2991, 15\/04\/2018, Wilsen, Germany, Roland Neumann<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BIF2992-1_1-11_RALAQU_NFC_20180416_0130_Wilsen.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nWater Rail Rallus a. aquaticus<\/em>, call in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2992, 16\/04\/2018, Wilsen, Germany, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nWater Rail Rallus a. aquaticus<\/em>, call in flight
\n\u2013 detail \u2013<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF2992, 16\/04\/2018, Wilsen, Germany, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Common Moorhen<\/a> (a)
\nEurasian Coot<\/a> (a)<\/p>\n

#waterbird<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – medium-sized rail, much smaller than Eurasian Coot – nocturnal migrant – migrates singly >> VISUAL ID >>>>> birds in flight not yet photographed \u2013 >> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>> – at least two different calls can be heard during migration – a screechy, 0.5-0.6s long monophonic, monotone typical rail-like call – the … Continue reading Water Rail
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