Willow Warbler

Audio:

Fernand Deroussen ( www.xeno-canto.org )

The Willow Warbler belongs to a group of yellow-green songbirds which are all very similar. Fortunately, the Willow Warbler has a beautiful and very personal song that has some resemblance to the song of the Chaffinch, but is descending in tone.

Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylloscopus_trochilus

Map:

http://eol.org/pages/1052636/maps

Scientific name:

Phylloscopus trochilus

Presence in western Europe:

Common

More information

Size:

Sparrow

Birdtype:

songbirds

Main colour:

Green,

Yellow,

Light brown

Beak colour:

Brown

Beak shape:

Thin and short

Eyestripe:

Yellow

Crown colour:

Light brown

Breast colour:

White

Belly colour:

White

Throat colour:

White,

Yellow

Rump colour:

Green,

Light brown

Upperwing colour:

Green,

Light brown

Underwing colour:

Grey

Wing shape:

Rounded

Leg colour:

Buff,

Pink

Leg shape:

Songbird

Tail colour:

Green,

Light brown

Tail shape:

Square

Looks like

Chiffchaff

Read more about Chiffchaff

The Willow Warbler and the Chiffchaff are hard to distinguish at sight. The Willow Warbler has a nice, descending song. The Chiffchaff repeats its own name.

Wood Warbler

Read more about Wood Warbler

The Willow Warbler has a yellow belly and a yellow chest, the Wood Warbler has a white belly. That difference is sometimes hard to see, but fortunately the songs are very different.