Birdwatching - 3200🐦

🦉 The redwing (Turdus iliacus)

• Turdus (Latin) thrush
• iliacus ilia (lat.) sides, iliacus with sides (i.e. with red sides)

The first thing you notice about this bird is the broad white eyebrow above its eyes. This is why we call it the "white-browed thrush."
But beyond that, it also distinguishes itself from other thrushes by its rufous flanks, equally rufous underwing coverts, and axillary feathers, which are clearly visible in flight.

They arrive in early spring, around April 20th, and immediately fill the forests with their songs.
The song consists of two parts, a collection of soft, indistinct chirps, screeches, and trills. Surprisingly, it can sound different in different locations. I've never heard songs similar to those of these thrushes anywhere in the forests of my city.