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🦉 The redwing (Turdus iliacus)

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

This species of thrush is migratory, and flies back to the nesting areas early, in the first wave. As a rule, in early April you can meet two species of thrush at once, this one and the fieldfares, which are not actually migratory, that's a funny fact. Settles in light forests, avoids dark and dense forests. In my city it is easy to meet in mixed forests and in old cemeteries, where there are a lot of them.

Their diet consists mainly of insects, earthworms, various butterflies and caterpillars.
Their diet consists mainly of insects, earthworms, various butterflies and caterpillars.
The song consists of a set of chaotic whistles and trills, and can be heard during April and the very beginning of May, then the bird becomes quiet and sows very secretly.