Thrushes (Turdidae)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
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 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 41 sec 5 -
Bird staying on the roof De Glind, Barneveld, Gelderland Province, Netherlands
wout van den brink 10 May 2003 5 weeks ago 22 sec 4 -
A bird resting on a cherry tree Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (philomelos)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2006 3 years ago 32 sec 4 -
A bird feeding on ivy fruits Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (philomelos)
Josep del Hoyo 14 February 2006 3 years ago 45 sec 4 -
A close view of an adult standing and running, briefly flicking wings and tail Burgenland State, Austria (philimelos)
Malcolm Mark Swan 28 May 2006 2 years ago 19 sec 4 -
A bird singing on a branch Sceaux, Île-de-France, France
Robert Mouchard 3 May 2008 8 weeks ago 30 sec 3.8
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adult bird perched Ouessant (Ushant) island, Finistère, Bretagne, France
AurélienAudevard 19 September 2009 6 weeks ago 4 -
A bird perched in a tree. Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nick Talbot 10 October 2009 8 weeks ago 4 -
Song Thrush perching on a branch. Czech Republic
jirijech 16 April 2006 51 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult in the hand. Valldoreix, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (clarkei)
Alberto Soria 18 January 1998 8 weeks ago 3.5 -
An adult in the hand. L'Encanyissada, Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (clarkei)
Alberto Soria 16 April 1974 8 weeks ago 3.5 -
1st year on a branch (close-up) Grignan, Drôme, Rhône-Alpes, France (philomelos)
Georges Olioso 30 November 2006 37 weeks ago 3.5
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Call and alarm notes of a bird taking flight Horsell Common, Surrey, England, UK
(clarkei)
Stuart Fisher 17 November 2005 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Alarm calls of an individual prior to roosting Send, Surrey, England, UK
(clarkei)
Stuart Fisher 7 January 2006 8 weeks ago 4 -
A male singing before dawn London, England, UK
(clarkei)
Stuart Fisher 20 February 2009 46 weeks ago 4
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