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Fieldfare

Turdus pilarisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Thrushes (Turdidae)

Breeding Location:

Open landscapes, Forest



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary to colonial nester



Breeding Population:

Casual in AK, Accidental



Egg Color:

Gray or blue green with red brown markings



Number of Eggs:

5 - 6



Incubation Days:

13 - 14



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Mud, vegetation, twigs.



Migration:

Migratory



Splitbar

Overview

Fieldfare: Large, robin-like thrush with rufous back with gray head and rump. Underparts are brown-barred white on breast and sides, and white on belly. Wings are rufous. Tail is dark gray to black. The bill is yellow with a dark tip. Strong and fast flight on rapidly beating wings.

Range and Habitat

Fieldfare: Occurs widely, often in large numbers, in most of central and southern Europe in winter; also common in Siberia and Greenland. Casual in Alaska and accidental elsewhere in North America; preferred habitats include woods and woodland edges in summer and open country, fields, and agricultural areas in winter.

Breeding and Nesting

Fieldfare: Five to six gray or blue green eggs marked with red brown are laid in a nest made of mud, vegetation, and twigs, and built on the ground or on a low tree branch. Incubation ranges from 13 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Fieldfare: Eats insects, earthworms, slugs, berries, and fruits. Hops about on the ground and gleans food from trees and shrubs.

Readily Eats

Raisins, Currants, Nut Meal

Vocalization

Fieldfare: Song is a pieced-together series of variable squeaking and different chuckling sounds and noises. Call is "shak-shak-shak".

Similar Species

Fieldfare: Redwing has rufous wash on underwings, brown head and rump, black spotted and streaked throat, breast and sides, and buff eyestripe.

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Family Thrush (Turdidae)_blue
Species Turdus pilaris
Length9.5 - 10.5 Inches
Wingspan15.5 Inches

Fieldfare

Fieldfare: Large, robin-like thrush with rufous back with gray head and rump. Underparts are brown-barred white on breast and sides, and white on belly. Wings are rufous. Tail is dark gray to black. The bill is yellow with a dark tip. Strong and fast flight on rapidly beating wings.

● Song: "shak-shak-shak"

● Foraging & Feeding: Fieldfare: Eats insects, earthworms, slugs, berries, and fruits. Hops about on the ground and gleans food from trees and shrubs.

● Breeding & nesting: Fieldfare: Five to six gray or blue green eggs marked with red brown are laid in a nest made of mud, vegetation, and twigs, and built on the ground or on a low tree branch. Incubation ranges from 13 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Fieldfare: Redwing has rufous wash on underwings, brown head and rump, black spotted and streaked throat, breast and sides, and buff eyestripe.

Flight Pattern

Swift strong direct flight on rapidly beating wings.
Fieldfare Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Fieldfare: Occurs widely, often in large numbers, in most of central and southern Europe in winter; also common in Siberia and Greenland. Casual in Alaska and accidental elsewhere in North America; preferred habitats include woods and woodland edges in summer and open country, fields, and agricultural areas in winter.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary to colonial nester
PopulationCasual in AK, Accidental
MigrationMigratory
Weight3.8 Ounces