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It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

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No. Your audio is used to identify the bird in the moment and isn't saved to our servers. The birds you confirm are kept as cards in your own field journal; the recordings themselves are not.

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Birdsong field guide

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

A medium-sized Eurasian thrush celebrated for its powerful, melodic song and distinctive spotted plumage. It is a common garden visitor known for its specialized technique of using stones to break snail shells.

What it sounds like

A loud, clear series of musical phrases, each repeated several times; call is a sharp, thin 'tsip'.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Louis-Marie Gourmelon · FranceCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Uses a 'snail anvil', a specific favorite stone used to smash open snail shells.
Known for repeating melodic phrases two to four times consecutively in its song.
Lays striking sky-blue eggs that are sparsely decorated with small black spots.
Was successfully introduced to New Zealand and Australia during the 1860s and 1870s.
Its breast markings are small, dark, heart-shaped spots arranged in clear rows.

Habitat

Deciduous and coniferous woodlands, gardens, parks, and hedgerows.

Range

Widespread throughout Europe and temperate Asia; introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus African ThrushTurdus pelios American RobinTurdus migratorius Andean Slaty ThrushTurdus nigriceps Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii Bismarck Island-ThrushTurdus heinrothi Black ThrushTurdus infuscatus

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