Redwing: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the redwing lives – recorded in 43 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Turdus iliacus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	43 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	4.9 g (birth weight); 62 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Turdidae

Where does the redwing live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the redwing in 43 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, Poland.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a redwing?

Wikidata records the following for the redwing: mass 4.9 g (birth weight); 62 g (adult weight).

Is the redwing endangered?

The redwing’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the redwing?

The redwing (Turdus iliacus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Turdidae, genus Turdus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the redwing

The redwing (Turdus iliacus) is a bird in the thrush family, Turdidae, native to Europe and the Palearctic, slightly smaller than the related song thrush.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Redwing (revision 1379846668), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q184825 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).