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Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
Smólach


The Song Thrush is perhaps Ireland’s tiniest song bird. Its plumage is warm brown above, pale below, heavily speckled with black. The spots run into one another in dark blotches and streaks. The underwings are noticeably honey-coloured, sometimes visible in flight, and the call is a distinct “tsip”. Song Thrushes are familiar garden birds, feeding on worms and grubs and using favoured stones as “anvils” for breaking open snails.

From the Appletree Press title: Birds of Ireland.
Also from Appletree: Animals of Ireland.

Both titles are also available as Deluxe Hardback Editions from Appletree Press.

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