song thrush

A Eurasian and African songbird (Turdus philomelos) having brown upper plumage, a spotted breast, and a distinctive musical song. Also called mavis.

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song thrush

(Animals) a common Old World thrush, Turdus philomelos, that has a brown back and spotted breast and is noted for its song

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song′ thrush`

a common Eurasian thrush, Turdus philomelos, with a melodious song.

[1660–70]

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song thrush - common Old World thrush noted for its song

mavis, Turdus philomelos, throstle

thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast

genus Turdus, Turdus - type genus of the Turdidae

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1966 JULY 16: Portuguese player Morais carefully cradles a lost song thrush that found its way on to the Old Trafford pitch during the World Cup group match between Bulgaria and Portugal.

Bits and Pieces

These birds include songbirds, farmland birds, woodland birds and seabirds such as the Curlew, Hen Harrier, Corncrake, Lapwing, Woodcock, Puffin, Kittiwake, Turtle Dove, Cuckoo, Merlin, Skylark, Starling, Song Thrush, Nightingale, Herring Gull and the Yellowhammer.

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Both the song thrush and the larger mistle thrush fall into this category - I have rarely seen a thrush in the garden, but in Pollok park both types of thrush are quite abundant.

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Growing up in the fairly rural farming county of Bedfordshire, the sound of a barn owl hooting or the flutelike chant of a song thrush was a common occurrence - particularly in my grandfather's garden where my love of birds began.

Time to sing out or lose the dawn chorus for ever

Growing up in the fairly rural farming county of Bedfordshire, the sound of a barn owl hooting or the flute-like chant of a song thrush was a common occurrence -- particularly in my grand-father's garden where my love of birds began.

Nada Farhoud: Time to sing out - or lose the dawn chorus forever; More than 40 million birds have vanished from our skies in 40 years -- with a total of 247 British species now at risk of dying out

The wood was home to a variety of species including robin, wren, magpie, jay, blackbird and song thrush.

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Redwings are very easy to identify as they have white stripes above and around their eyes, have darker brown bodies than a song thrush, and have rusty red flanks.

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The other day I was convinced that a song thrush was using a stone in my garden for this purpose.

Sweet summer songs

Dozens of deadA song thrush birds were found in the area of aaBasarbovo monastery near Rousse.

Dozens of Dead Birds were Found in the Area of Basarbovo Monastery near Rousse

They are very common and they are members of the thrush family, as are song thrush, mistle thrush, redwing and fieldfare.

Mystery of the blackbirds; Letters

The site is recorded as having the largest blackbird population in the county, as well as supporting the declining song thrush.

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