Qatar Bird Observation Group

Bluethroat (svecica)

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Male, 18-Mar-2019 (©Mohammed AlThani)

Male, 07-Jan-2012 (©Sameh Odeh)

Male, 20-Nov-2017 (©Mohammed AlThani)

Female, 11-Nov-2013 (©Mohammed AlThani)

Female, 20-Jan-2014 (©Mohammed AlThani)

Male, 24-Sep-2013 (©Mohammed AlThani)

Female, 31-Dec-2016 (©Sameh Odeh)

Voice

Red-spotted Bluethroat

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Voice Description Song

1. Length
2. 14 cm
1. Wingspan
2. 23 cm
LC

English Name
Red-spotted Bluethroat

Scientific Name
Luscinia svecica svecica

Local Name
زريقه (بنت الصباغ)

Arabic Name
أزرق الحلق ذو البقعة الحمراء - المسهر

Family Name
Old World Flycatchers and Chats

Parent English Name
Bluethroat

Parent Latin Name
Luscinia svecica

Similar Birds
- White-spotted Bluethroat

In Qatar
- winter visitor
- Common

Description
A secretive winter visitor that is most frequently found feeding quietly at the foot of reed beds and by vegetation at the edge of lakes and ponds. With patience and a bit of luck, the male's stunning colours can be seen. Females and young birds lack the extensive red and blue chest bands of the male. Its shy nature means the Bluethroat is more often heard than seen, its quiet rattling and harsh "tcheck" calls revealing its presence in the dense cover.

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