Rain bird
Regenvogel is a traditional name for various bird species in German-speaking countries, whose distinctive calls announce imminent rain and bad weather fronts. In some regions these birds are called "thunderstorm bird", "rain wolf" or "water wolf". There are names for these bird species in different language areas. In English they are called "Rainbird".
Examples of bird species that are popularly called "rain birds " in German-speaking countries:
- Ortolan (garden bunting)
- Whimbrel ( Numenius phaeopus ) or rainbird ( Scolopax phaeopus )
- Curlew ( Numenius arquata )
- Turning neck
Web links
- Krünitz Online - Economic Encyclopedia or general system of state, city, house and agriculture, in alphabetical order; by D. Johann Georg Krünitz. Project of the University Library Trier.
- Curlew (Curlew, Numenius L.) . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 3, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 659.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thunderstorm Bird. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 6 : Grain - Ordinary - (IV, 1st section, part 3). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1911, Sp. 6430 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
- ↑ Water Wolf 2). In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 27 : W – way [twittering] -zwiesel - (XIII). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1922, Sp. 2553 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
- ↑ Curlew. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 2 : Beer murderer – D - (II). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1860, Sp. 288–289 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
- ↑ Rainbird. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 14 : R - skewness - (VIII). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1893, Sp. 526 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
- ↑ Wettervogel. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 29 : Little Wiking - (XIV, 1st section, part 2). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1960, Sp. 771-772 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).