Song Thrush

The Song Thrush breeds in forests, gardens and parks, and is partially migratory with many birds wintering in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East; it has also been introduced into New Zealand and Australia. Although it is not threatened globally, there have been serious population declines in parts of Europe, possibly due to changes in farming practices.

The Song Thrush is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Song Thrush is smaller than either a Mistle Thrush or Blackbird and is less upright when standing. The sexes are similar with warm brown upper parts, pale buff underparts with dark speckles (which look like arrows pointing towards the head and are often arranged in lines) and a tinge of golden brown on the breast. The belly is almost white with fewer, smaller dark spots than the Mistle Thrush. More

Song ThrushThe Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a common European member of the thrush family Turdidae. It is commonly found in well-vegetated woods and gardens over all of Europe south of the Arctic circle, except Iberia. Many birds move south during the winter, although some western populations are resident. This species has also been introduced in other parts of the world. Song Thrushes are omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms, snails and berries. More

Song thrushes have a varied status in East Anglia. Some of our breeding birds are considered quite sedentary, particularly those dwelling in gardens. Others winter in north-west France, northern Spain and Portugal to the Balearics. Yet others from northern Britain winter in Ireland, such movement continues even into February. Half the adult population and two-thirds of first-year song thrushes are considered to be migratory. Numbers of nocturnal travelling song thrushes cross the North Sea to our shores each autumn. More

The Song Thrush is uniformly brown on the upperparts. Its typical attitude with up-stretched body and raised head, show the numerous reversed heart-shaped spots which contrast with the whitish chest and flanks. Suffused buffy-coloured shades may be seen on both sides of the neck base and near the scapulars, giving more relief to the mottled areas. The fine brown head shows a pale line from the base of the bill to the upper part of the dark brown eyes. More

A song thrush perched high up in the willow tree at the bottom of the garden is busy shouting a celebration over his territory. He stops only infrequently throughout the day to look for a bite to eat which allows me to hear the other thrushes around here shouting their applause over their bit of dirt, but none sings quite as well as this one here in the willow tree. The thrush is usually such a gentle, shy and retiring bird, in contrast to its strident jubilant song. More

This bird looks quite like the Song Thrush, but it is a bit larger, and the brown spots on its underparts are dotted all the way down its body to its tail. Habitat The Mistle Thrush likes broadleaved woodland, but can be found in most places with trees. Food The Mistle Thrush eats insects, snails, slugs and worms as well as berries. More

Song Thrush The Song Thrush is slightly smaller than the closely related and more common Blackbird. They have medium brown upper parts, while the underside is cream and boldly spotted with brown-black. Song Thrushes can exist almost anywhere with trees or bushes and open grassland. They have adapted well to many of the changes in the environment created by humans. They make good use of small woodlands, parklands, hedgerows, railway embankments, roadsides, cemeteries, gardens and built-up areas. More

1976 The Song Thrush Angus & Robertson Simms, E. 1989 The Song Thrush Shire Publications, Princes Risborough See Also: Wikipedia entry State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides. More

* song thrush, mavis, throstle, Turdus philomelos — common Old World thrush noted for its song * fieldfare, snowbird, Turdus pilaris — medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter * redwing, Turdus iliacus — small European thrush having reddish flanks * blackbird, merl, merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird, Turdus merula — common black European thrush * ring More

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Song Thrush illustration by Barry Small - © London Borough of Bexley Song Thrush illustration by Barry Small - © London Borough of Bexley Aims * To increase public awareness of song thrush ecology and the conservation measures required for this species * To increase the available habitat and therefore increase the breeding population of song thrushes Introduction * The More

song thrush a common Old World thrush, Turdus philomelos, that has a brown back and spotted breast and is noted for its song How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. More

song thrush, Turdus philomelos, throstle - common Old World thrush noted for its songfieldfare, snowbird, Turdus pilaris - medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winterTurdus iliacus, redwing - small European thrush having reddish flanksEuropean blackbird, merl, merle, ousel, ouzel, Turdus merula, blackbird - common black European thrushring blackbird, ring ouzel, ring thrush, Turdus torquatus - European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neckAmerican robin, Turdus migratorius, robin - large American thrush having a More

Song thrush - Dictionary Definition and Overview = Song thrush : (noun) 1: common Old World thrush noted for its song Based on WordNet 2.0 - Song \Song\ (?; 115), n. ngr, Goeth. sagws. See Sing.] 1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc. ``That most ethereal of all sounds, the song of crickets.'' -Hawthorne. More

Song thrush, juvenile - photographer: Max McRaeThrush - photographer Dr Kerry RodgersIntroduced from Europe between 1862- 78 and now found throughout the mainland and offshore islands of New Zealand in gardens, orchards, parks, exotic plantations, scrub, hedgerows and regenerating native forest. The upperparts are warm brown, buff-white below, with breast boldly spotted dark brown. The bill is yellowish brown with yellow gape, and the legs are pinkish brown. More

Song thrush singing and feeding on snail Video credits © BBC Natural History Unit Audio credits © Natural FX © Master Tracks Song thrush bathing, preening and singing Video credits © www.osfimages. More

Song Thrush populations have shown a dramatic fall of 72% between 1967 and 1999 (Brown and Grice, 2005). National Distribution: Present in 100% of 10km squares in England in1988-91 (Brown and Grice, 2005) SPEC Category: 4 – Populations are concentrated in the EU and have favourable conservation status. More

SONG THRUSH SPECIES ACTION PLAN (Richmond upon Thames) = Song thrushThese pages aim to provide information about the status of song thrush in Richmond, including song thrush sightings borough-wide and details of the best sites to see them. There are many areas where we lack information. If you have song thrushes in your local garden or park then please let us know. More

then the Song Thrush, and this is often the best way of learning the differences. Blackbird - William Henley wrote: The nightingale has a lyre of gold, The lark's is a clarion call, And the blackbird plays but a boxwood flute, But I love him best of all. More

The Song Thrush has very striking markings on the chest. Not only is this bird an excellent singer, it's also a very useful bird to have in your garden, especially during damp and moist summers. It eats snails and specializes in the ones with a 'house'. It picks up the snail and beats the shell on a stone until it breaks. The Song Thrush is almost everywhere, but never in such numbers as the Blackbird is. More

Song thrush perched on small branch Song thrush decline appears to be caused by a combination of lack of food and lack of nesting sites, both brought about by the intensive farming methods so widely practices in the UK today. Song thrushes are relatively short-lived birds. They live an average of 3-4 years, but a few can reach quite an advanced age. The oldest known wild individual was 13 years 9 months old. Mortality is high and its causes many and varied. More

Slightly smaller than the blackbird, the familiar song thrush has brown upperparts and creamy underparts with obvious dark brown spots. The beautiful song is loud and musical, with repeated phrases. In flight, a soft 'sip' call is produced (4). Range - The song thrush is widespread throughout Europe reaching east to Siberia. More