Listen to the Fieldfare
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About the Fieldfare
The Fieldfare is a bird in the family Turdidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 42 cm and weigh around 105 g.
What does the Fieldfare sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It breeds in woodland and scrub in northern Europe and across the Palearctic. It is strongly migratory, with many northern birds moving south during the winter. It is a very rare breeder in the British Isles, but winters in large numbers in the United Kingdom, Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of molluscs, insects and earthworms in the summer, and berries, grain and seeds in the winter.
Fieldfares often nest in small colonies, possibly for protection from predators. The nest is built in a tree where five or six eggs are laid. The chicks are fed by both parents and leave the nest after a fortnight (a period of two weeks). There may be two broods in southern parts of the range but only one further north. Migrating birds and wintering birds often form large flocks, often in the company of redwings.
Related birds in the genus Turdus
More from the family Turdidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Fieldfare sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Fieldfare on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Fieldfare endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Fieldfare as “least concern”.
What family does the Fieldfare belong to?
The Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · SPA Abov, Hurbanovo, Komárno, Nitriansky kraj, Slovakia by Alexander Kürthy – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Béruges, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q25777 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Fieldfare – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Frankie Fouganthin – CC BY-SA 4.0