Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Thrushes and Allies :: Ring Ouzel

Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Ring Ousel
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Combovin, Drome, Rhone-Alpes, France - Apr 21, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Combovin, Drome, Rhone-Alpes, France - Apr 21, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Modane, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France - May 30, 2002 © Pascal Dubois 
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Range

Mountains of Europe and w. Asia;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) N. Europe (n. British Isles, n. Scandinavia (Norway) and ex. nw. Russia).
Winters in S. Europe and nw. Africa (cn. Algeria).
(2) S. and e. Europe (n. Spain, France, s. Germany, Switzerland, n. Italy, s. Poland, Czechoslovakia, Balkans s. to Albania) .
Winters in Asia minor and n. Africa.
(3) Turkey, Caucasus, w. Transcaspia, and n. Iran.
Winters in s. Iran.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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