How accurate is Birdsong's bird identifier?

It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

Is my recording stored?

No. Your audio is used to identify the bird in the moment and isn't saved to our servers. The birds you confirm are kept as cards in your own field journal; the recordings themselves are not.

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Birdsong field guide

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

A small, migratory passerine known for its striking black and white breeding plumage and agile aerial insect-hunting maneuvers.

What it sounds like

A rhythmic, high-pitched song featuring repeated 'tree-it' phrases and a sharp, metallic 'pic' or 'whit' alarm call.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Juha Saari · FinlandCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Males often practice polyterritorial polygyny, defending two separate territories to attract a second female after the first has begun incubating.
The species is a long-distance migrant, traveling from European breeding grounds to wintering sites in sub-Saharan Africa.
The size of the white forehead patch on males is a sexually selected trait that can signal social dominance and fitness.
They are secondary cavity nesters that frequently compete with Great Tits and Blue Tits for limited nesting sites and boxes.
Populations have shown evidence of phenological mismatch, as climate change causes peak caterpillar abundance to occur earlier than their arrival from migration.

Habitat

Deciduous and mixed woodlands, parks, and mature gardens with ample tree cavities.

Range

Breeds across most of Europe and Western Siberia; winters primarily in West and Central Africa.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Atlas FlycatcherFicedula speculigera Black-and-orange FlycatcherFicedula nigrorufa Black-banded FlycatcherFicedula timorensis Bundok FlycatcherFicedula luzoniensis Cinnamon-chested FlycatcherFicedula buruensis Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis Cryptic FlycatcherFicedula crypta Damar FlycatcherFicedula henrici

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