Song thrush: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the song thrush lives – recorded in 63 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Turdus philomelos
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	63 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania
Mass	6 g (birth weight); 72 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Turdidae

Where does the song thrush live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the song thrush in 63 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Australia, New Zealand it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 song thrush?

Wikidata records the following for the song thrush: mass 6 g (birth weight); 72 g (adult weight).

Is the song thrush endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the song thrush?

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

About the song thrush

The song thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a thrush that breeds across the West Palearctic. It has brown upperparts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has four recognised subspecies. Its distinctive song, which features repeated musical phrases, has frequently been referenced in poetry.

The song thrush breeds in forests, gardens and parks. It is partially migratory, with many birds wintering in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The species has also been introduced into New Zealand and Australia. While it is not globally threatened, serious population declines have been observed in some European regions, potentially due to changes in farming practices.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Song thrush (revision 1379879117), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26349 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).