Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
Aves › Passeriformes › Turdidae › Turdus
Conservation status: least_concern
The Song Thrush is a speckled brown bird with a warm buff-orange breast heavily spotted with dark markles, making it easy to identify among European thrushes. It's famous for its loud, clear song where it repeats melodious phrases several times in succession, which you'll hear especially at dawn and dusk.
How To Identify
Song Thrushes are moderately sized passerines with generally warm brownish-grey plumage. They are easily identified by a distinct yellow or buff band across their throat and breast, which is prominent when breeding.
Habitat
The Song Thrush lives in woodland, gardens, and parks.
Behaviour
The Song Thrush exhibits the behavior of repeating each phrase two or three times and smashing snails on an anvil.
Native Range
The song thrush is native to the West Palearctic.
Did You Know?
The only bird known to use a 'hammer' — a stone or hard surface — to crack open snail shells.
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