Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
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Slim, upright with warm olive-brown upperparts and pale underparts covered in many dark, arrowhead-shaped spots in neat rows; a warm buff wash on breast and flanks. In flight shows an orange-buff underwing.
Can be confused with
- Redwing — Redwing is smaller with a bold pale supercilium, rusty-red flanks and underwing and a thin, drawn-out "tseeep" call — the Song Thrush lacks the red and the eyebrow.
- Mistle Thrush — Mistle Thrush is larger and greyer with bolder, rounder spots, white tail-corners and a dry, rattling "trrrr" in flight.
- Common Blackbird — Female Blackbird is uniform dark brown with only faint mottling — not the Song Thrush's pale ground with sharp spots in rows.
Plumage and variation
Male and female: Sexes alike — no visible difference in the field.
Juvenile: Juvenile resembles the adult but has pale buff streaks along the feathers of the upperparts.
Voice
Loud, far-carrying song of short phrases each repeated 2–4 times (Danish mnemonic "akvavit-akvavit, rigtig-tit-rigtig-tit"); a skilled mimic. Call a short, thin "tsip".
Behaviour
Feeds on the ground in typical thrush fashion with short runs and pauses; smashes snails against a favourite stone (an "anvil"). Often shy and solitary.
When and where
A migrant and common breeder in woods, parks and gardens; seen mainly March–October, with only a few overwintering. Sings from early spring, often at dusk.
Facts
Wingspan
36 cm
Conservation status
ikke truet
Relatives
Family
thrushes
Turdidae
Order
passerines
Passeriformes
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