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
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4 Young song thrushes in the nest at feeding time. In Dülmen-Haltern. North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Christian Wiesmann 4 May 2004 28 weeks ago 41 sec 4.6 -
A bird foraging on the ground. Santoña, Cantabria, Spain (ssp philomelos)
Alex García 7 January 2010 7 weeks ago 33 sec 4.3 -
A bird breaking the snailhouse. Dronten, Flevoland Province, Netherlands
Yoel Jimenez 27 June 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 34 sec 4 -
A bird on the grass with worms in its beak. Borsbeek, Antwerp Province, Belgium
Jeremiusz Trzaska 3 May 2009 19 weeks ago 21 sec 4 -
Bird staying on the roof De Glind, Barneveld, Gelderland Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
wout van den brink 10 May 2003 29 weeks ago 22 sec 4 -
A bird perched with food in the bill Ireland (ssp clarkei)
Bill Wayman 31 May 2006 2 years ago 24 sec 3.8
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In the grass Norway
Zotyesz 15 June 2006 17 weeks ago 4 -
adult bird perched Ouessant (Ushant) island, Finistère, Bretagne, France
AurélienAudevard 19 September 2009 30 weeks ago 4 -
Song thrush on the roof Hungary
Zotyesz 21 May 2010 6 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult in the hand. Valldoreix, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp clarkei)
Alberto Soria 18 January 1998 33 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult in the hand. L'Encanyissada, Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp clarkei)
Alberto Soria 33 weeks ago 3.8 -
Song Thrush perching on a branch. Czech Republic
jirijech 16 April 2006 1 year ago 3.6
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Call and alarm notes of a bird taking flight Horsell Common, Surrey, England, UK
(ssp clarkei)
Stuart Fisher 17 November 2005 27 weeks ago 4 -
Alarm calls of an individual prior to roosting Send, Surrey, England, UK
(ssp clarkei)
Stuart Fisher 7 January 2006 33 weeks ago 4 -
A male singing before dawn London, England, UK
(ssp clarkei)
Stuart Fisher 20 February 2009 1 year ago 4 -
Song of a male Antwerp Province, Belgium
(ssp clarkei)
Laurent Demongin 15 April 2010 6 weeks ago 3
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