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Song thrush

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The song thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a thrush species that breeds across the West Palearctic, with brown upperparts, black-spotted cream or buff underparts, and four recognized subspecies. It breeds in forests, gardens and parks, is partially migratory with many populations wintering in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, and has also been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. It builds mud-lined cup nests and typically lays four or five dark-spotted blue eggs, and is known for using favorite stones as anvils to crack open snail shells; it is assessed as Least Concern despite serious declines in some European regions linked to changes in agriculture. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Turdus philomelos 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix III 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Turdus, Taxa
Source Song thrush (Wikidata)
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Australia

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Belgium

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Denmark

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New Zealand

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North America

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Norway

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Russia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Song thrush
  • diet-classification (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    It is omnivorous and has the habit of using a favourite stone as an "anvil" on which to break open the shells of snails.
  • Introduction
    The song thrush breeds in forests, gardens and parks. It is partially migratory, with many birds wintering in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Song thrush (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26349 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Turdus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q115661 (Turdus)
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Turdus philomelos
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 99559
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 99559
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2026-05-06T11:22:56.043Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"III"
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5. Song thrush (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
While it is not globally threatened, serious population declines have been observed in some European regions, potentially due to changes in farming practices. The song thrush builds a neat, mud-lined cup nest in a bush or tree and lays four to five dark-spotted blue eggs. It is omnivorous and has the habit of using a favourite stone as an "anvil" on which to break open the shells of snails.
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