Song Thrush

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Song Thrush - Bob Winters

Turdus philomelos

Male and female similar. Brown upperparts with buff-white streaked underparts. Pale flesh coloured legs. Size 23 cm.

Details
Type
Bird
Group
Animals
Thrush
Other Common Names
English Thrush
Biology

Breeds September-December. Builds a bowl-shaped nest in dense foliage or creepers.
Distinctive Markings

A brown bird with streaked underparts.
Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Turdidae
Genus
Turdus
Species
philomelos
Native to Europe, north Africa and west Asia. Patchy distribution around Melbourne and Geelong.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Song Thrush were introduced to Australia from Europe in the 1860s.

Interesting Facts
Diet

Omnivore, feeding on invertebrates, particularly worms and snails, also fruit.
Habitat

Parks, gardens, forests and woodlands.
Native Status
Native to Australia
Audio
Sounds
Fragmented singing including mimicking and chattering "Bo-peep Bo-peep".