Song thrush
Turdus philomelos
CommonPhoto: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Birdomnivore
The song thrush is a spotted brown bird that lives across Europe and parts of Asia. It’s best known for its beautiful singing, repeating sweet musical notes like a tiny feathered musician.
- Its cream-colored belly is dotted with small black spots.
- Males sing complex melodies with repeating phrases to mark their territory.
- There are four slightly different types of song thrushes across its range.
ForestUrbanEuropeAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Bird
- Scientific name
- Turdus philomelos
- Habitat
- Forest, Urban
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Asia
- Diet
- omnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)