- Turdus torquatus
Identification
Black with a white crescent on the breast and a yellowish bill. The wings have a silvery appearance due to white feather edgings. The female is similar but duller, and younger birds often lack the breast crescent. The juvenile has brown plumage.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Upland crags. Most remote rocky outcrops of Northern England.
Harthope Valley, Simonside Hill, Northumberland.
Behaviour
Its diet includes insects, earthworms and berries.
It builds a cup-shaped nest in bushes or amongst rocks, laying several pale blue eggs, mottled with brown.
Bird Song
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