{"id":25392,"date":"2012-11-05T14:27:14","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:14:32","slug":"song-thrush-turdus-philomelos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/","title":{"rendered":"Song Thrush Turdus philomelos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a thrush that breeds across much of Eurasia. It is also known in English dialects as throstle or mavis. It has brown upperparts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts. Its distinctive song, which has repeated musical phrases, has frequently been referred to in poetry.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Song Thrush\u00a0<i>Turdus\u00a0philomelos<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-265-25392\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1939\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-8.jpg\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/thumbs\/thumbs_song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1938\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-7.jpg\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/thumbs\/thumbs_song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1937\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-6.jpg\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/thumbs\/thumbs_song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1936\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-5.jpg\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Bolle di Magadino TI, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Bolle di Magadino TI, Switzerland\" alt=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/thumbs\/thumbs_song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1935\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-4.jpg\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/thumbs\/thumbs_song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1934\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-3.jpg\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Bolle di Magadino TI, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Bolle di Magadino TI, Switzerland\" alt=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/thumbs\/thumbs_song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1933\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-2.jpg\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/thumbs\/thumbs_song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1932\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-1.jpg\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/thumbs\/thumbs_song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1931\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/juvenile-song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-8.jpg\" title=\"Juvenile Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Juvenile Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Juvenile Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/song-thrush-turdus-philomelos\/thumbs\/thumbs_juvenile-song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Juvenile Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a thrush that breeds across much of Eurasia. It is also known in English dialects as throstle or mavis. It has brown upperparts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts. Its distinctive song, which has repeated musical phrases, has frequently been referred to in poetry. Factsheet: Song Thrush\u00a0Turdus\u00a0philomelos\u00a0 &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1178,"featured_media":831402,"parent":17619,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[2233,2234],"class_list":["post-25392","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-song-thrush","tag-turdus-philomelos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25392\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/831402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}