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Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus [JF Gmelin, 1789]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
BTO Codes:
, EYBTH
EURING No:
11950
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
23 cm
Wingspan:
37 cm
Weight:
M/F: 73 g
Scientific name from:
L.: turdus =a thrush
and L.: obscurus =dusky
World Distribution:
BREEDS: E Asia, WINTERS: south to se Asia
Habitat:
Dense coniferous or mixed woodland
Diet:
Insects, snails, berries
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Northamptonshire, 1964
(Parslow, J.L.F. 1968. British Birds 61:218-223)
Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
18
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
September/October
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Angus & Dundee
(1995),
Clyde
(1978),
Northeast
(1981),
Outer Hebrides
(2001),
Orkney
(1984),
Shetland
(1992),
North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(1981),
North-west England:
English Midlands:
Northamptonshire
(1964),
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Isles of Scilly
(1993),
Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1999),
Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC
Other Names
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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BirdFacts home | BTO Home Email: birdfacts@bto.org These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.24, June 2009). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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