Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Thrushes and Allies :: Redwing

Redwing Turdus iliacus

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Red-winged Thrush
Old scientific name(s): Turdus musicus

Photographs

Le Louroux-Béconnais, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de La Loire, France - Dec 23, 2000 © Alain Fossé  Iceland - Jun, 1996 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Iceland across n. Europe to ne. Siberia;
(1) W. Greenland? Iceland and Faroe Is.
Winters in nw. Europe.
(2) N. Europe in Scotland and n. Scandinavia e. across n. and c. Russia and n. Siberia to the Lena River, Kolyma River and Lake Baikal then s. to nw. France, Belgium, ne. Germany, Poland and n. Ukraine.
Winters in the Mediterranean region, n. Africa and Near East to the Caucausus.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Telpost Parnassia
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
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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