🌍🌏 Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
The Fieldfare is a large thrush, bigger than a blackbird, with a distinctive blue-grey head, chestnut-brown back, and a speckled, reddish-washed breast. Its underwings are conspicuously white in flight.
Fieldfares breed in northern Europe and the Palearctic, with many populations overwintering in Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. They are widely distributed across open countryside, farmland, and hedgerows, avoiding major urban areas and higher ground.
They are highly social, forming flocks of tens to hundreds, often with Redwings. They forage on the ground, hopping purposefully, and feeding on berries, fruit, and invertebrates. Their characteristic harsh "chack-chack" call is often heard in flight. 2.5 Flash (Edited)
No subspecies are recognised.
Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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Name This Bird!
I'm a large, colourful thrush, often seen in open fields and farmland across much of Europe and Asia. My head and rump are grey, my back is chestnut brown, and my breast is speckled with black spots on an orange-buff background. I breed across Northern Europe and the Palearctic. Overwinter many of us fly further south, and are often seen foraging in large, noisy flocks. When alarmed, I let out a distinctive "chack-chack" call.
What bird am I?
... The Fieldfare ( Turdus pilaris)
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