Thrushes (Turdidae)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) - HBW 10, p. 637
French: Grive musicienne
German: Singdrossel
Spanish: Zorzal Común
Taxonomy: Turdus philomelos C. L. Brehm, 1831, central Germany.
Earlier name T. ericetorum invalid. May form a superspecies with T. mupinensis. Race nataliae very similar to nominate and perhaps better merged with it. Races intergrade. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hebridensis W. E. Clarke, 1913 - W Scotland (Outer Hebrides, I of Skye, W mainland coast) and W Ireland.
- clarkei Hartert, 1909 - W Europe; non-breeding also SW Europe and NW Africa.
- philomelos C. L. Brehm, 1831 - Europe (except W), N Turkey, Caucasus area and N Iran; non-breeding W & S Europe, N Africa, Arabian Peninsula and SW Asia.
- nataliae Buturlin, 1929 - W & C Siberia; non-breeding NE Africa and SW Asia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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4 Young song thrushes in the nest at feeding time. In Dülmen-Haltern. Locality North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Christian Wiesmann 4 May 2004 2 years ago 41 sec 4.7 -
A bird foraging on the ground. Locality Santoña, Cantabria, Spain (ssp philomelos)
Alex García · Videoaves 7 January 2010 1 year ago 33 sec 4.3 -
A bird perched with food in the bill Locality Ireland (ssp clarkei)
Bill Wayman 31 May 2006 3 years ago 24 sec 4.3 -
preen on the branch Locality Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve, Vojvodina, Serbia
Vicky Cheng 26 August 2011 17 weeks ago 1 min 52 sec 4 -
A bird breaking the snailhouse. Locality Dronten, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp clarkei)
Yoel Jimenez 27 June 2010 1 year ago 34 sec 4 -
A bird on the grass with worms in its beak. Locality Borsbeek, Antwerp Province, Belgium
Jeremiusz Trzaska 3 May 2009 1 year ago 21 sec 4
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In a field
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 29 January 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
Both parents feeding their young at the nest shortly before fledging
Locality Olomouc, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
Tomas Grim 18 June 2009 24 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult hunting insects on the ground of the open forest.
Locality Bialowieza Forest, Podlaskie Province, Poland (ssp philomelos)
Henrik Bringsøe 6 July 2010 5 weeks ago 4 -
a bathing adult reveals the warm colours of the underwing.
Locality Isles of Scilly, England, Great Britain
M P Goodey 1 June 2011 27 weeks ago 4 -
Zorzal, Turdus philomelos drinking water, Font de Son Cabaspre, ESporles, Mallorca.
Locality Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Juan José Bazán Hiraldo 28 February 2009 51 weeks ago 3.9 -
One of the great singers of this mountain
Locality Montserrat Mountain Natural Park, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Josep Batlle 1 January 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.9
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Songs Locality Wilrijk, Antwerp Province, Belgium
Laurent Demongin 15 April 2011 41 weeks ago 4 -
Call and alarm notes of a bird taking flight Locality Horsell Common, Surrey, England, Great Britain
(ssp clarkei)
Stuart Fisher 17 November 2005 2 years ago 4 -
Alarm calls of an individual prior to roosting Locality Send, Surrey, England, Great Britain
(ssp clarkei)
Stuart Fisher 7 January 2006 2 years ago 4 -
A male singing before dawn Locality London, England, Great Britain
(ssp clarkei)
Stuart Fisher 20 February 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Song of a male Locality Antwerp Province, Belgium
(ssp clarkei)
Laurent Demongin 15 April 2010 1 year ago 3
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