Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Summary 3

The Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a thrush that breeds across much of Eurasia. It is also known in English dialects as throstle or mavis. It has brown upperparts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has three recognised subspecies. Its distinctive song, which has repeated musical phrases, has frequently been referred to in poetry.

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  1. (c) Jiří Duchoň, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/42689.jpg
  2. (c) Carron Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/46453341@N00/3803933217
  3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turdus_philomelos

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