The soundscapes
- Dawn chorus: A European spring morning: Eurasian Blackbird, Goldcrest, Collared Flycatcher and Eurasian Golden Oriole in song at first light. Birds: Eurasian Blackbird, Goldcrest, Collared Flycatcher, Eurasian Golden Oriole.
- Forest: North American northern woods: Hermit and Bicknell’s Thrushes with Blackburnian Warbler and American Redstart. Birds: Hermit Thrush, Bicknell's Thrush, Blackburnian Warbler, American Redstart.
- Wetland: A European reed bed: Cetti’s Warbler, Bluethroat, Aquatic Warbler and River Warbler in song. Birds: Cetti's Warbler, Bluethroat, Aquatic Warbler, River Warbler.
- Garden: A European garden: Common Chaffinch, European Greenfinch, European Serin and Common Firecrest in song. Birds: Common Chaffinch, European Greenfinch, European Serin, Common Firecrest.
- African woodland: African woodland at dawn: Dideric Cuckoo, Hadada Ibis, Guinea Turaco and Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher. Birds: Dideric Cuckoo, Hadada Ibis, Guinea Turaco, Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher.
Where the recordings come from
Every layer is a recording made in the wild by a birder or sound recordist and shared under an open licence on Xeno-canto or Wikimedia Commons. Each is credited, with its licence, in the player. BirdTab arranges them into a soundscape in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Learn the calls
To put names to the songs, use the bird call library, then try the sound quiz.