Song Thrush Birdsong

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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 and has three recognised subspecies. Its distinctive song, which has repeated musical phrases, has frequently been referred to in poetry.
The Song Thrush breeds in forests, gardens and parks, and is partially migratory with many birds wintering in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East; it has also been introduced into New Zealand and Australia. Although it is not threatened globally, there have been serious population declines in parts of Europe, possibly due to changes in farming practices.
The Song Thrush builds a neat mud-lined cup nest in a bush or tree and lays four or five dark-spotted blue eggs. It is omnivorous and has the habit of using a favourite stone as an "anvil" on which to break open the shells of snails. Like other perching birds (passerines), it is affected by external and internal parasites and is vulnerable to predation by cats and birds of prey.
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The Song Thrush was described by German ornithologist Christian Ludwig Brehm in 1831, and still bears its original scientific name, Turdus philomelos.[2] The generic name, Turdus, is the Latin for thrush, and the specific epithet refers to a character in Greek mythology, Philomela, who had her tongue cut out, but was changed into a singing bird. Her name is derived from the Ancient Greek Φιλο philo- (loving), and μέλος melos (song).[3] The dialect names throstle and mavis both mean thrush, being related to the German drossel and French mauvis respectively.[4] Throstle dates back to at least the fourteenth century and was used by Chaucer in the Parliament of Fowls.[5] Mavis is derived via Middle English mavys and Old French mauvis from Middle Breton milhuyt meaning "thrush."[6] Mavis (Μαβής) can also mean "purple" in Greek.[7]
The Song Thrush (as represented by the nominate subspecies T. p. philomelos) is 20 to 23.5 centimetres (8 to 9.25 in) in length and weighs 50--107 grammes (1.8 to 3.8 oz). The sexes are similar, with plain brown backs and neatly black-spotted cream or yellow-buff underparts, becoming paler on the belly. The underwing is warm yellow, the bill is yellowish and the legs and feet are pink. The upperparts of this species become colder in tone from west to east across the breeding range from Sweden to Siberia. The juvenile resembles the adult, but has buff or orange streaks on the back and wing coverts.[9]

[@andrewk3805]

I sleep with my windows open. This is the only bird singing away at 3 am. I’m gonna find this fucker one day.

[@whitelotuswolf]

hahaha

[@shroomhead4946]

Have one of these, raised it from a tiny baby and now he's my bird companion, he flies around my house and my back garden but always returns to me. =)

[@shroomhead4946]

***** What the fuck

[@starlaeuropa]

My daughter and I rescued one last week, and we're caring for him until he's ready to be released - he sings all the time, and he follows me around or sits on my shoulder when we let him loose to do his exercises. I've found a perfect release site for him in local woodland, where I can go back and visit him any time. How long did you have to rear your birdie? We found him on a busy road, and no sign of the parents, so we had to get him out of there before a car hit him - he's just started to fly around the place (closely supervised, of course), is starting to feed himself with bugs we find for him, but he still demands to be fed by hand. Is it likely that he'll be ready in the next week or so, as I have to travel for work, and I'm not sure about leaving him with hubby and kids (I know they would take good care of him, but he's kind of attached to me, so I'm not sure how well he'd take that).

[@davidforshaw4810]

Great! 👍🍄🗝☯️

[@raquelfisher5661]

Omg!your so lucky!I have always wanted a bird that can fly around my house and come back to me!

[@bbqsauce2865]

I think I have one rn a guy ahve it to me and it was like two days old so far it’s been 4 days with me still alive and finally opens ur eyes and is now chirping a little

[@jilldavis1740]

Heard the most beautiful song today. Thankfully a couple also listening had a birdsong identification app on their phone and I found out it was a song thrush. I feel honoured to have heard it.

[@laurenhoward3618]

Just rescued one in London. Any advice?

[@iainhirons9909]

@@laurenhoward3618 boil with a good meaty stock…..

[@iainhirons9909]

@@laurenhoward3618 only teasing…..I’ve got a baby thrush…..who has become quite friendly…sadly pigeons and black birds have been really mean and pecked it’s eyes…..I’ve been feeding strawberries redcurrants slugs and seeds…..he’s got a little stronger now and pecks me when I lift him now…whereas a few days ago he was happy on my hand……hopefully he will make it….I would love to hear him sing…..

[@LBABYLiN]

Last night one flew into a window I sat with her for ages praying she would move. Her eyes were half closed. She let me carefully open each wing to see if she was injured and also her feet and chest. She was breathing so fast but she was so out of it. Then she jumped up. Stood there next to me for 10 minutes and then flew up into the tree on a low branch to collect herself I imagine. I stayed with her then she flew into the thicket/trees as hidden as she could get fingers crossed. The vet said they would have put her down regardless so I'm glad I stayed with her and waited it out. I saw her only days before this singing so beautifully high up in a tree in our garden I was heartbroken to see her in my hands in possibly in pain and injured. I saw that her wing was damaged but she could still fly so hopefully she will be able to keep herself safe until it heals however wonky. No way was I taking her to the vet to die if they wouldnt help fix her wing I left it to her and prayers. My windows open now has been all day praying I hear her call 😔❤🐦🙏

[@misstalulah9063]

I made the mistake of taking an injured blackbird to the vets and they out it down. I was devastated. Sadly an hour too late the local wildlife sanctuary (that i had repeatedly tried to contact) called me and said don’t take it to the vet! Don’t let them out it down! They assume they won’t recover from the shock - but a lot of birds are hardy and recover really well. Sadly they out down the beautiful blackbird i had lived alongside for some times and that used to sometimes sit outside my window and listen when I played music. I was so sad - I think it was a cat.

[@lainey3612]

You wrote this a long time ago but I was wondering if you saw her again after that

[@murrayanderson5595]

I’m in New Zealand have a song thrush been hanging around for about 6 weeks comes up on to my rear deck every morning for a feed today he walked into my house and walked around for about 5 minutes been back to more times today. What a lovely bird.

[@jeanattrill8632]

Thank you for this video. For the first time for ages I saw a thrush in my garden, and outside heard a bird sing which was difficult to identify high up in the trees, but this has confirmed it was a song thrush. LOVELY

[@rossgrainger9523]

'On longer evenings, Light, chill and yellow, Bathes the serene Foreheads of houses. A thrush sings, Laurel-surrounded In the deep bare garden, Its fresh-peeled voice Astonishing the brickwork - It will be spring soon, It will be spring soon.' Philip Larkin, 'Coming'

[@christopherfinch3129]

This and the nightingale have to be the two most beautiful and restful songs. Always well up a bit when I hear a Song Thrush.

[@teresahart5673]

One's arrived and seems to be staying in my garden. It is like being blessed!

[@vwotherspoon7029]

🥰

[@sidraiz22]

1984 brought me here!!

[@Thedangergirl09]

SAME!

[@wiiildfire]

Haha me too. Wait, are they listening?

[@jennywantsu]

literally just heard this in my back garden and was like, "what is this song??" so different from other birds I usually hear. so thank you for uploading this

[@grizzlyganymede]

"That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over/Lest you think he could never recapture/The first fine careless rapture!" - Robert Browning. In my area (in New Zealand) we are blessed with Bellbirds, Blackbirds, Tui, Chaffinches and Song Thrushes. Never mind that most are 'imports', their songs at different times of the year are a delight and how thankful I am that such a wide range of vocalists are able to be heard at all. First thing in the mornings when they are in song blackies like to perch on a deck rail close to the bedroom window which I can open furtively and delight in THEIR careless rapture. Every liquid note of it.

[@royallen3578]

Saw and heard one today, had to come on here and look it up. Thank you

[@colinshomepage1214]

OK until your woken up at 6am and it doesn't stop until 9am.. As a wildlife lover I can forgive it. I am sure its the same thrush each year it arrives around March so guessing it migrates over winter time

[@lisalowe6419]

I have one in my garden... 😍... Feel blessed...

[@beechey44]

beautiful song, we have one that wakes us up every morning, competing with the blackbirds :-)

[@kaushalsharma9805]

❤️

[@roxxi789]

just heard one of these out my window so cute ❤️

[@papagayotwit6670]

one has arrivef by me...sits right at top of a tree in neighbours garden, same branch every morning...unbelievably loud

[@bigfrog6401]

so the weird bird that sings all night non-stop repeating itself for 5 seconds then moving onto another phrase is the song thrush? i have one question thats been lurking in my head for the past night: will this bird die if it sings continuously?

[@Maryonpark]

Lovely bird the Song Thrush. Becoming quite rare though in England. :(

[@mancpaul01]

Got one of these in my garden every morning recently.

[@gouryella101]

Thankyou for posting this. I now know what this beautiful song I have been listening to belongs to. Wonderful song this bird has.

[@irenebunny3386]

A song thrush makes the poet think of God After perhaps fifteen minutes or so I gave up looking for the song thrush; not because I am impatient (though there is that) not because I didn't want my coffee to get cold (though there is that); no, it is because I realized that as long as I was searching I was not listening; as long as my mind was grasping my heart was not receiving; as long as my eyes were straining to find the source of the music I could not stop to revel in the fact that there should be music at all. Author: Gideon Heugh

[@irl_lizard7880]

Book of the New Sun brought me here (specifically Citadel of the Autarch)

[@jcuellar1118]

The book 1984 brought me here. Anyone else ?

[@dosoquin9542]

Nearly extinct brought me here

[@MacBentleyable]

The Dark by John McGahern

[@angeldiamond7386]

I needed a name for a kid and Mavis sounded cute

[@eldeeb6433]

The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy

[@randi4321]

The Picture of Dorian Gray brought me here :)

[@maple1255]

So charming and cheerful birdsong, thank you for sharing ☺

[@giorgiocesari3578]

Thanks to you Tim. :-))

[@paulab8245]

Had one of these in my garden only yesterday. It's the first time I've seen it so I'm buzzn 😁

[@WimbledonChurch]

Just listening to one here in London starting at midnight again at this time of year. But it is lovely!

[@rosemoore5245]

liquid gold... just beautiful. thank you.

[@mouhamdhazim6644]

i was reading comments .. and i felt like : wooow this bird is really friendly and nice to see it in the other hand here ! we hunt it ! damn i feel sham !

[@jackiecarroll8617]

i love these sounds. wish i lived where i could hear them every day

[@free.as.abutterfly]

Just had one come inside & shit on the rug..must be blessings coming my way

[@marinaweijand3460]

Same

[@ceccisal914]

I have been woken up every morning by his beautiful song here in SoCal, amazing. Brings such a joy to my heart this winter . His name in Eng is song thrust, tordus in latin, zorzal or tordo in Spa.

[@Listermintsluesh]

Quintistential sound of both the UK countryside and urban areas. Just heard one singing in my garden .........not for long...sadly in decline but they are still about. 😁👍

[@MustafaKulle]

A cute bird with a sweet song.

[@jessicaanne8160]

I got curious because of Tuca and Bertie. I've never heard or seen one.

[@octapusxft]

That is a very fitting name for the species. Philomelos can be translated as "likes to sing"

[@ESLandPopularCulture]

thank you - i never knew that - youtube is such a great place, best wishes my friend :)

[@naomiwilmot3272]

Heard one in South Wales this week,beautiful song.

[@nigelwm1]

Beautiful bird just seen one in Derbyshire and used you tube to I'd it you tube is an amazing resource👍

[@AnneLBrooke]

Great, thank you - we definitely have one of these in the garden right now :-)

[@gloomybats4583]

I keep hearing this beautiful song around 6-7am every morning when I’m sitting on my balcony. I’ve only ever seen the bird once when it flew onto the nearest branch to my balcony but the other times I can only just make out it’s silhouette in the trees. I know their population is in serious decline so being lucky enough to hear their song brings me joy and peace every morning. I really hope I continue to hear his or her song for a long time to come and perhaps maybe one day I’ll hear more than just the one. It’s not allowed around where I live to hang bird feeders because it attracts rats to the apartments, but I really want to, so badly. Such a shame.

[@RemoDonatoni]

I hear them every morning, here in Oxford is full of them. The best wake-up call in the morning. Amazing and peaceful sound.

[@Jonnyred77]

The psalm sung at Cock Robin's funeral.

[@yunawrld]

ayyy car alarm bird

[@shane_and_sue]

My morning call when camping, wanted to shoot the fecker lol 😂

[@xuanyang7268]

sung-thrush 歌鸠 from 'Danny the champion of the world'. 'with five eggs of the purest blue speckled with black dots'

[@drstevie]

Beautiful.

[@americansunbeam]

Birds are some of the greatest singers on this planet!

[@bitchface100]

So I'm thinking that we have a song thrush. Only thing though, it replicates parakeets calls?

[@eliziuimjane8327]

I hear one every morning :) He has quite a song

[@vwotherspoon7029]

Got the pleasure of listening to one to night in my back garden WoW 👌 it is like being blessed 🙌

[@sweetyjones1756]

Just came across this lovely song from the thrush.. Wow.. so beautiful and distinctive! :)

[@Booklover-coffeelover]

Winston and Julia brought me here

[@concars1234]

In the swamp in secluded recesses, A shy and hidden bird is warbling a song. Solitary the thrush, The hermit withdrawn to himself, avoiding the settlements, Sings by himself a song. Song of the bleeding throat, Death's outlet song of life, (for well dear brother I know, If thou wast not granted to sing thou would'st surely die.)

[@blahblahoink]

I wish I could translate this... Beautiful

[@mavislenya1110]

such a nice birdsong :D

[@wildbonded]

We have many birds sounds, come to lissen!

[@moggsy71]

Every year, it starts at around 4am in Feb, then it just gets crazy towards spring. I honestly thought I had a mimic bird or rare breed in my garden. As soon as his/her season of song begins, I am out of bed in seconds when I hear the song. Sometimes I've recorded nearly 15 minutes before the full song is repeated! How is the song thrush not classed as a mimic bird? When that is all it does, and perfectly! I love Spring at my house, to enjoy the birdsong every morning, I have to get my cats new collars around this time, so they're loud and heavy. Hunting is not an option for my boys in Spring... My birds are aware of my cats, and my cats are aware of the birds, but I feel, one bad choice in cat-collar could lead to disaster for my mimic/song thrush

[@ESLandPopularCulture]

yes they are loud, I get one in the tree by my bedroom - sings the loudess of them all. I love Spring, the birds and the new flowers. Very soon the Bluebells will carpet the woods, best wishes for a beautiful Spring :)

[@jacobpalmer3246]

I dont get how you all feel blessed, this bastard has been interrupting my sleep for two weeks already.. gotta find my old bb gun

[@mrandroid2191]

The Song Thrush is on the West Bromwich Albion badge.

[@kjcallihan5851]

Absolutely beautiful. I'm forever enthralled by the birdsong of various species, and am considering getting a bird feeder for some of them. Need to be careful though, not sure if there are too many predators around. Researching the topic first, but always love to hear the birds

[@neilstaton9041]

Always wondered what these lunatics were called, theres one near me I call him Gavin

[@drr151]

鵼の鳴く夜は恐しい……。

[@ukisout2181]

I've got a pair of these out back ,I always think the phones ringing😂😂

[@ESLandPopularCulture]

they are the loudest bird, always with alot to say :)

[@jessicafrazao5025]

The Peregrine, by J.A. Backer brought me here.

[@zoonyak]

O merrily the throstle sings!

[@Kingofgibraltar]

Turdus?

[@metler7642]

Yeah because it's a pest turd bird haha

[@boxtie]

rare around here, last 2 years haven't seen one...beautiful song...some on endangered list...

[@JorjEade]

Turdus lol

[@Mono-eu3so]

i found a bird like this, but it was different and no matter how hard i try, i cant find it. it was like a song thrush but with a blackish-brown colour (same as a mynah) i tried looking at the black song thrush but i still cant find it. it had spots that were white, but it *wasnt* a Starling. can anyone help me out?

[@JoolzKay1]

Fieldfare

[@johnpatrick9574]

mavis bird or throstle.

[@phoenixgamer3480]

Precious

[@yvonnesullivan4388]

Oh I wish I had one in my yard🐦

[@yvonnesullivan4388]

Bring the song thrush back England

[@greathornedowl1783]

sounds similar to the blackbird.

[@josh22202]

Proud Neanderthal the black bird is a trush aswell

[@shellibabep2534]

We have a pair in our garden... the male blackbird chases them off.

[@Listermintsluesh]

Optimistic complex iconic sound sadly in decline. I use to hear a load even in my London town. Thanks

[@stratocaster9631]

nice sounds and they taste so so good!!!

[@stevenwisniewski1]

We get sparrows, blue tits, and robins. Really would like a song thrush in my garden too

[@loisbuchanan5673]

Glorious bird... very unfortunate latin name

[@hadasgaming9582]

Koyel bird has better voice than this❤️❤️

[@FloatingFont]

"Better" 😂😂

[@TheDragonLake]

It's a bird chirp... Try again never

[@theviper1999uk]

I get woken up by these jerks all the time. then I can't get back to sleep it sucks