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Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosBrehm, CL, 1831
Native
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The song thrush is a thrush that breeds across the West Palearctic. It has brown upperparts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has four recognised subspecies. Its distinctive song, which features repeated musical phrases, has frequently been referenced in poetry.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Central, west
- Non-breeding range
- To north AF
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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