Redwing (Turdus iliacus) [XC807028]
by Micha\u0142 Jezierski from Lammassaari, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (song)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus) [XC764426]
by Manceau Lionel from Glendoyne, Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland (call, subsong)
Nest
A thick cup of grass and moss, then mud, lined with grass, in a bush, up to 3 m above the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
4 - 5; light blue or greenish, heavily speckled reddish-brown.
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
coburni Sharpe, 1901 - Iceland and Faeroe Is. Non-breeding western Europe.
iliacus Linnaeus, 1766 - Northern and eastern Europe eastern across Siberia to lower R Kolyma and Altai. Non-breeding western and southern Europe, northern Africa, Black and Caspian Sea basins and adjacent south-western Asia.
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BirdLife International Species Factsheet