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Redwing

Turdus iliacus

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Turdidae

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. Taxonomy and systematics This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae under its current scientific name. The English name derives from the bird's red underwing.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 179,486Netherlands · 91,160France · 31,825Spain · 23,498Germany · 22,075Belgium · 4,069Italy · 2,887Switzerland · 1,248Luxembourg · 404