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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Dark yellow-brown bill<br /> | Dark yellow-brown bill<br /> | ||
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[[Europe]]. '''Breeds''' in northern [[England]] and [[Scotland]]. Has bred [[Denmark]], and the [[Faroes]]. '''Vagrant''' to [[Iceland]]. | [[Europe]]. '''Breeds''' in northern [[England]] and [[Scotland]]. Has bred [[Denmark]], and the [[Faroes]]. '''Vagrant''' to [[Iceland]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Breeds in most remote, mountainous rocky outcrops usually above 300m. | Breeds in most remote, mountainous rocky outcrops usually above 300m. | ||
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It builds a cup-shaped nest in bushes or amongst rocks, laying several pale blue eggs, mottled with brown. | It builds a cup-shaped nest in bushes or amongst rocks, laying several pale blue eggs, mottled with brown. | ||
====Flight==== | ====Flight==== | ||
| − | Rapid and direct. Hops or runs | + | Rapid and direct. Hops or runs. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
'''Call''': a hard "tuk" | '''Call''': a hard "tuk" | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Turdus+torquatus}} | {{GSearch|Turdus+torquatus}} | ||
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Revision as of 23:40, 24 March 2009
- Turdus torquatus
Identification
Dark yellow-brown bill
Dark brown legs
Summer Male
Blackish-brown with a white gorget. Thin white margins on flight feathers, giving a 'pale' appearance
Female and winter male are browner with greyish flecks and duller gorget
Juvenile grey-brown with speckled breast
Alpine/Pyrenees males have broad white scaling on the underparts.
Similar Species
Beware leucistic Eurasian Blackbird, however, these lack the pale wing panel. Juveniles of both species are very similar.
Distribution
Europe. Breeds in northern England and Scotland. Has bred Denmark, and the Faroes. Vagrant to Iceland.
Taxonomy
There are 3 subspecies.
Habitat
Breeds in most remote, mountainous rocky outcrops usually above 300m.
Behaviour
May be found in small loose flocks on migration.
Diet
Its diet includes insects, earthworms and berries.
Breeding
It builds a cup-shaped nest in bushes or amongst rocks, laying several pale blue eggs, mottled with brown.
Flight
Rapid and direct. Hops or runs.
Vocalisation
Call: a hard "tuk"
Song: "tcheru", "tchvi", and "ti-cho-o" repeated several times.
<flashmp3>Turdus torquatus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Wikipedia
- Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
