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[[Image:Fieldfare.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|robski|robski}}<br />[[Kent]], [[UK]], 1 April 2006]]
 
;[[:Category:Turdus|Turdus]] pilaris
 
;[[:Category:Turdus|Turdus]] pilaris
[[Image:Fieldfare.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by robski<br>Photographed:  Kent UK]]
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==Identification==
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[[Image:Babe in the woods.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Doc+Duck|Doc Duck}}<br />Trondheim, [[Norway]], 18 June 2013]]
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Length 24-28 cm (9½-11 in), weight 81-141 g <br />
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'''Adult'''
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*Sexes similar (female averages duller)
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*Grey head
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*Brown back
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*Grey rump
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*Black tail
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*Breast orangey-brown with dark spots and streaks
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*Belly whiter, with dark spots and streaks
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*Underwing white
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*Black-tipped yellow bill (duller and darker in winter)<br />
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'''First year'''
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*Like adult but with whitish, not grayish tips to reained juvenile greater coverts.
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'''Juvenile'''
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*Duller, browner, and streaked above
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====Similar species====
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[[Mistle Thrush]] is slightly larger, and uniform grey-brown above; it shares the white underwing. [[Redwing]] and [[Song Thrush]] are both smaller, brown above, and have red and orange underwings respectively; Redwing also has a white supercilium.
  
==Identification==
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Breeds in north [[Denmark]] and across virtually the whole of [[Scandinava]], and from eastern [[France]] and the Alps east across [[Europe]] to the [[Urals]]. Breeds in very small numbers most years in [[Scotland]] and has bred elsewhere in [[Britain]] including northern and south-eastern [[England]] and in [[Iceland]]. First recorded breeding for [[Bulgaria]] occurred in 1993.  
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[[Image:One of the multitude1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Fledgling<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Doc+Duck|Doc Duck}}<br />Dragvoll, [[Norway]], 7 June 2016]]
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'''Breeds''' throughout central and northern [[Europe]] and northern [[Asia]], from eastern [[France]] and the Alps north to the whole of [[Scandinavia]], south-east to northern [[Romania]], and east through [[Russia]] to the Lena River area in Yakutsk Oblast, eastern [[Siberia]], and also north-western [[China]]. There is also a small breeding population in [[Greenland]] (colonised in 1937) and in [[Iceland]] (irregular). Breeds irregularly in most years in [[Britain]], but only 'one-off' cases with no regular sites occupied. The first recorded breeding for [[Bulgaria]] occurred in 1993.
  
Birds from most of [[Scandinavia]] and north and east [[Russia]] are migratory, and those from the remainder of range partially migratory. Winter range includes [[Iceland]], [[British Isles]] and southern parts of [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]] south to the [[Mediterranean]] from [[Iberia]] to [[Israel.]] Rarely reaches North-West [[Africa]] but regular in Nile Delta.  
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'''Winter''' range includes [[Iceland]], the [[British Isles]] and southern parts of [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]] south to the Mediterranean from [[Iberia]] to [[Israel]]. Rarely reaches northwest [[Africa]] but regular in Nile Delta.
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'''Vagrants''' recorded in [[Svalbard]], Bear Island and Jan Mayen, and also [[Madeira]]. The Greenland population has been the source of vagrants to the northeast [[USA]] and eastern [[Canada]] where it is seen with some regularity. Accidental west to [[Minnesota]] and south to [[Delaware]].  Very rare in late spring in northern and western [[Alaska]]. One winter record in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].
  
Vagrants recorded in Svalbard, Bear Island and Jan Mayen, and also Madeira.
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Breeds in open birch, alder or coniferous woodland, often in damp areas and along rivers. Also in more open, moorland-type habitats with stunted trees and rocky outcrops. On passage and in winter on damp and grassy fields interspersed with small woods and hedgerows. In severe weather often attracted to parks and gardens.
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Breeds in open birch, alder or coniferous woodland, often in damp areas and along rivers. Also in more open, moorland-type habitats with stunted trees and rocky outcrops.
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On passage and in winter in open scrub with berry-bearing shrubs (mainly hawthorn ''Crataegus'') and on damp and grassy fields interspersed with small woods and hedgerows. In severe weather often attracted to parks and gardens.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
==Bird Song==
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[[Image:177K7425.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|targetman|targetman}}<br />[[Lincolnshire]], [[UK]], 29 October 2007]]
<flashmp3>Turdus pilaris (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
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Highly gregarious all year. During the winter, forms large mixed flocks with other thrushes (mainly [[Redwing]]s) and [[Common Starling|starlings]].
''[[Media:Turdus pilaris (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
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====Breeding====
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Nests in colonies, where all the birds share in defence against predators – has been known to kill predatory birds as large as [[:Category:Buteo|buzzards]] by repeated defecation by every member of the colony on the predator, leaving their plumage so matted as to cause the bird to become chilled.
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists of invertebrates, supplemented with berries, particularly in the winter months.
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====Vocalisation====
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'''Call''': loud ''chack, chack, chack''
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{{ Audio|Turdus pilaris (song).mp3 }}
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'''''[[Media:Turdus pilaris (song).mp3|Fieldfare song clip]]'''''
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====Movements====
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Birds from north-eastern Scandinavia and north and east [[Russia]] are migratory, and those from the remainder of range partially migratory. Some winters see irruptions with larger than usual numbers occurring.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Hayman, P. (2002) ''The New Birdwatcher's Pocket Guide to Britain and Europe'' Mitchell Beazley ISBN 1-85732-804-3
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#Birdforum Member observations
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#Collar, N. (2019). Fieldfare (''Turdus pilaris''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/58255 on 24 August 2019).
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#Howell, S.N.G., Lewington, W. & Russell, W. (2014)'' Rare Birds of North America.'' Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-691-11796-6
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{{ref}}
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==External Links==
 
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Latest revision as of 02:37, 11 February 2023

Adult
Photo © by robski
Kent, UK, 1 April 2006
Turdus pilaris

Identification

Juvenile
Photo © by Doc Duck
Trondheim, Norway, 18 June 2013

Length 24-28 cm (9½-11 in), weight 81-141 g
Adult

  • Sexes similar (female averages duller)
  • Grey head
  • Brown back
  • Grey rump
  • Black tail
  • Breast orangey-brown with dark spots and streaks
  • Belly whiter, with dark spots and streaks
  • Underwing white
  • Black-tipped yellow bill (duller and darker in winter)

First year

  • Like adult but with whitish, not grayish tips to reained juvenile greater coverts.

Juvenile

  • Duller, browner, and streaked above

Similar species

Mistle Thrush is slightly larger, and uniform grey-brown above; it shares the white underwing. Redwing and Song Thrush are both smaller, brown above, and have red and orange underwings respectively; Redwing also has a white supercilium.

Distribution

Fledgling
Photo © by Doc Duck
Dragvoll, Norway, 7 June 2016

Breeds throughout central and northern Europe and northern Asia, from eastern France and the Alps north to the whole of Scandinavia, south-east to northern Romania, and east through Russia to the Lena River area in Yakutsk Oblast, eastern Siberia, and also north-western China. There is also a small breeding population in Greenland (colonised in 1937) and in Iceland (irregular). Breeds irregularly in most years in Britain, but only 'one-off' cases with no regular sites occupied. The first recorded breeding for Bulgaria occurred in 1993.

Winter range includes Iceland, the British Isles and southern parts of Sweden and Finland south to the Mediterranean from Iberia to Israel. Rarely reaches northwest Africa but regular in Nile Delta.

Vagrants recorded in Svalbard, Bear Island and Jan Mayen, and also Madeira. The Greenland population has been the source of vagrants to the northeast USA and eastern Canada where it is seen with some regularity. Accidental west to Minnesota and south to Delaware. Very rare in late spring in northern and western Alaska. One winter record in British Columbia, Canada.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Breeds in open birch, alder or coniferous woodland, often in damp areas and along rivers. Also in more open, moorland-type habitats with stunted trees and rocky outcrops.

On passage and in winter in open scrub with berry-bearing shrubs (mainly hawthorn Crataegus) and on damp and grassy fields interspersed with small woods and hedgerows. In severe weather often attracted to parks and gardens.

Behaviour

Photo © by targetman
Lincolnshire, UK, 29 October 2007

Highly gregarious all year. During the winter, forms large mixed flocks with other thrushes (mainly Redwings) and starlings.

Breeding

Nests in colonies, where all the birds share in defence against predators – has been known to kill predatory birds as large as buzzards by repeated defecation by every member of the colony on the predator, leaving their plumage so matted as to cause the bird to become chilled.

Diet

Their diet consists of invertebrates, supplemented with berries, particularly in the winter months.

Vocalisation

Call: loud chack, chack, chack Fieldfare song clip

Movements

Birds from north-eastern Scandinavia and north and east Russia are migratory, and those from the remainder of range partially migratory. Some winters see irruptions with larger than usual numbers occurring.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Hayman, P. (2002) The New Birdwatcher's Pocket Guide to Britain and Europe Mitchell Beazley ISBN 1-85732-804-3
  3. Birdforum Member observations
  4. Collar, N. (2019). Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/58255 on 24 August 2019).
  5. Howell, S.N.G., Lewington, W. & Russell, W. (2014) Rare Birds of North America. Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-691-11796-6

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