Redwing
Sign in to saveThe redwing (Turdus iliacus) is a bird in the thrush family, Turdidae, native to Europe and the Palearctic, slightly smaller than the related song thrush.
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The redwing is a small European bird belonging to the thrush family, native to Europe and the surrounding northern regions. It is notable for being slightly smaller than the closely related song thrush and is recognized as part of the broader thrush family of birds.
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- P105
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- P141
- Least Concern
- P1889
- Red-winged Blackbird
- P9714
- Poland
- P14254
- Near Threatened
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- Taxonomy and systematics
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- Distribution and habitat
- Behaviour and ecology
- Breeding
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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.