Song thrush / Singdrossel (Turdus philomelos)

Singdrossel Isle de Brehat, Brittany. 2019-06-16 15:35:33 Île-de-Bréhat NIKON D3100 ISO 400
Exposure 1/500
Classification: Genus Turdus; Family Thrushes (Turdidae)
General: The song thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a thrush that breeds across the West Palearctic. It has brown upper-parts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has three recognised subspecies. Its distinctive song, which has repeated musical phrases, has frequently been referred to in poetry. [more]
Vocalization: Very melodious, varied and a master imitator. Still easily distinguished by its tendency to repeat introductory motives two or more times, and its many high pitched themes. Each phrase is loud and penetrating and the tempo deliberate. [Link]
Song: Klangfarbe ähnlich obiger Art [Amsel], aber jedes Element 2-4mal wiederholt, Pausen zwischen den Phrasen.(klingt oft wie „Philipp“, oder „Judith“) Einzige Drossel unseres Gebietes die diese Wiederholungen macht. Singt oft nicht von Baumspitze aus, sondern aus dem Geäst. [Link]
Calls: Rufe :“zipp“, oft beim abfliegen. [Link]
Most heard (but easily overlooked) contact call is a dry and very short "zip", sometimes given as a two syllable call "zip-ip". [Link]
Physical details: length=23 cm, wingspan=33-36 cm, weight=65-100 g
Habitats: Forest

Song: Paced like a blackbird, humorous mix of elements like a nightingale. Huge range, elements from 2-5 KHz, others 6.5-9 KHz. Can sing for up to 50 minutes, and a male may know 100 melodies in its repertoire.
Song attributes: Melody: improvised melodic, slow, Frequency: 2-9 KHz Special sounds: swoop Singing season: 02-01 - 07-31 Dawn chorus start, 60 minutes before dawn.
Calls: 1: One or two high chirps followed by long pause of 1-2 seconds

XC389294 song thrush contact call.
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2: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.

XC570136 song thrush alarm call.
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XC570138 song thrush alarm call.
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XC918847 - Song Thrush alarm call - Turdus philomelos.
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XC794170 - Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos - alarm call.
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3: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording. - but really OWN_VIA_ZOOM

Singdrossel, trommeln, Gartenbaumläufer 5-noter. Staldenweiher Singers: Song thrush, Short-toed treecreeper

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Call attributes: contact call Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 7-10 KHz,
First documented observation: 2019-06-16 in Brittany. Most recent observation: 2024-10-26 in Kaltbrunner-Riet.