Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus [JF Gmelin, 1789] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Turdidae |
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BTO Codes:
, EYBTH
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EURING No: 11950 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
23 cm
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Wingspan: 37 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 73 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: turdus=a thrush and L.: obscurus=dusky |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: E Asia, WINTERS: south to se Asia |
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Habitat:
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Dense coniferous or mixed woodland |
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Diet:
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Insects, snails, berries |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Northamptonshire, 1964
(Parslow, J.L.F. 1968. British Birds 61:218-223)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
18
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
September/October
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Angus & Dundee
(1995),
Clyde
(1978),
Northeast
(1981),
Outer Hebrides
(2001),
Orkney
(1984),
Shetland
(1992),
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North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(1981),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Northamptonshire
(1964),
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Eastern England:
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South-east England:
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South-west England:
Isles of Scilly
(1993),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1999),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Gråstrubet drossel | Dutch: Vale lijster |
| Finnish: Taigarastas | French: Grive obscure |
| German: Weissbrauendrossel | Hungarian: Halvány rigó |
| Icelandic: Gulþröstur | Irish: |
| Italian: Tordo obscuro | Norwegian: Gråstrupetrost |
| Polish: Drozd oliwkowy | Portuguese: Tordo-escuro |
| Spanish: Zorzal rojigrís | Swedish: Gråhalsad trast |
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