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ID please Alentejo Portugal (1 Viewer)

Bert

Birdwatchingalentejo.com
Can you ID this for me? Trush? with reddish tail?

Thanks,

Bert
 

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I have my doubts and I hate to doubt the specialist which I normally not do. But, please have a good look at the spots on the breast, they are not like Song Trush which clearly point up. Also have a good look at the inner part of the tail, there is no black band? Posture is more like Pipit?
If you think Song Thrush please explain why. Why is there no black band on the tail, why are the spots more like Pipit, why is the tail reddish?
Thanks,
Bert
 
It's a song thrush as has been said, song thrush doesn't have a black band on the tail, the posture is alert and so looks sleeker, the spotting is ifne for a song thrush, arrowhead markings with a yellowish wash to the breast, and the tail is reddish because light is shining through it.
 
Hello Nick,

Well, your answer is an answer I can work with. Perhaps because of my English (I am Dutch) I should have said black stripe on the end of the tail which is very clearly showed in Collins, and which this bird does not have? Also the spots (arrowheads) on the chest are not like the ones my Collins shows. But if You all agree to Song Trush I take that for granted of course!
 
Hello Nick,

Well, your answer is an answer I can work with. Perhaps because of my English (I am Dutch) I should have said black stripe on the end of the tail which is very clearly showed in Collins, and which this bird does not have? Also the spots (arrowheads) on the chest are not like the ones my Collins shows. But if You all agree to Song Trush I take that for granted of course!

it's quite a variable species, just have a look at photos of the internet and you'll see some of the variety, a bird will never look 100% like its field guide portrait. No problem with your English :t:
 
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