Most failed species in sound exam

Added: 01.02.2017 12:43
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Here are the most failed species in the sound exam for the Western Palearctic. It includes also when students answered "Don't know". Some of the species are very difficult to learn, but there is also a few that should be relatively easy.

Here are two quizes where you can practise just these species:

20 most failed species WP sound exam

50 most failed species WP sound exam

For how to make such a quiz yourself see here

MOST FAILED SPECIES LIST

Species are listed with most failed first:

(note: all bird sounds are difficult to learn if you do not know what to listen for in each species. Use a bird guide)

Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra	Medium
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	Medium
Siskin	Spinus spinus	Easy
Subalpine Warbler	Sylvia cantillans	Difficult
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Easy
Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	Difficult
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	Medium
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	Medium
Lesser Short-toed Lark	Calandrella rufescens	Difficult
Rufous Bush Robin	Cercotrichas galactotes	Easy
Spectacled Warbler	Sylvia conspicillata	Difficult
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	Medium
Willow Tit	Poecile montanus	Easy
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	Difficult
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	Easy
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Medium
Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	Easy
River Warbler	Locustella fluviatilis	Medium
Rock Sparrow	Petronia petronia	Medium
Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	Medium
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Easy
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea	Easy
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Easy
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	Medium
Little Crake	Porzana parva	Medium
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Easy
Baillon's Crake	Porzana pusilla	Medium
Barred Warbler	Sylvia nisoria	Difficult
Redshank	Tringa totanus	Easy
Sardinian Warbler	Sylvia melanocephala	Difficult
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	Easy
Dartford Warbler	Sylvia undata	Difficult
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Easy
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Medium
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	Medium
Lapland Bunting	Calcarius lapponicus	Medium
Dupont's Lark	Chersophilus duponti	Easy
Western Orphean Warbler	Sylvia hortensis	Medium
Marmora's Warbler	Sylvia sarda	Difficult
Greenfinch	Chloris chloris	Easy
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Medium
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	Medium
Willow Ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus	Easy
Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	Easy
Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	Easy
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Easy
Thekla Lark	Galerida theklae	Difficult
Western Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna opaca	Difficult
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	Medium
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Medium

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Most failed species in sound exam