Thrushes (Turdidae)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
French: Merle à plastron German: Ringdrossel Spanish: Mirlo Capiblanco
Taxonomy:
Turdus torquatus Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- torquatus Linnaeus, 1758 - Ireland, W Britain, NW France, W & N Scandinavia and NW Russia; non-breeding S Europe and NW Africa.
- alpestris (C. L. Brehm, 1831) - N Spain and C Europe E to Balkans, Greece and W Asia Minor, also N Africa (possibly Algeria); non-breeding also N Africa, SE Europe and S Turkey.
- amicorum Hartert, 1923 - C & E Turkey, Caucasus area, N Iran and SW Turkmenistan; non-breeding also N Africa and C & S Iran.
- Least Concern
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A male scolding from a conifer, then hopping on the ground Niederösterreich, Lower Austria, Austria (torquatus)
Malcolm Mark Swan 23 May 2006 2 years ago 46 sec 3.6 -
Five birds in a tree Waimes, Liège Province, Belgium (torquatus)
Jean Hupperetz 7 April 2006 3 years ago 22 sec 3.5 -
A bird moving on the ground Waimes, Liège Province, Belgium (torquatus)
Jean Hupperetz 7 April 2006 3 years ago 34 sec 3.5 -
An adult walking on the grass Ibón de Plan, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (alpestris)
Luis Lorente 2 June 2005 4 years ago 38 sec 3.3 -
An adult feeding The Lizard, Cornwall, England, UK (torquatus)
Peter Fraser 12 October 2003 4 years ago 28 sec 3.1 -
An adult feeding on the grass Ibón de Plan, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (alpestris)
Luis Lorente 2 June 2005 4 years ago 29 sec 3
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Adult male Ring Ouzel new arrival on breeding grounds. Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, UK
Wagtail 15 April 2007 47 weeks ago 3.7 -
An adult male. Queralbs, Girona, Catalonia, Spain (alpestris)
Aleix Comas 14 April 2004 50 weeks ago 3.3
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Calls by a perched bird during migratory halt. Forêt de Sénart, France
(torquatus)
Julien Rochefort 1 April 2004 9 weeks ago 4
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