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Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Black-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,449,672 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,448,651 |
| Russia | 57,783 |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 6,636 |
| Moscow | 6,346 |
| Saint Petersburg | 4,384 |
| Germany | 4,253 |
| Moscow Oblast | 3,813 |
| Altai Krai | 2,547 |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 2,345 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Thrushes · Turdidae |
| Genus | Typical Thrushes · Turdus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of United States
- Songbirds of Germany
- Songbirds of Spain
- Spring Songbirds of Ontario
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Fieldfare with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.