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| Chats and ThrushesRing OuzelTurdus torquatus |
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En. Ring Ouzel, Da. Ringdrossel, Du. Beflijster, Fi. Sepelrastas, Fr. Merle à plastron, Ge. Ringdrossel, It. Merlo dal collare, No. Ringtrost, Sp. Mirlo de collar, Sw. Ringtrast
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The species is the upland equivalent of the Blackbird. Males are like Blackbirds, but with a conspicuous white breast-band and pale fringes to the wing feathers. Females are similar but the chest-band is duller and its plumage browner. Both the male and female are obviously scaly underneath and have grey edges to their wing feathers making the wings paler than the body. |
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Breeds in moorland and mountainous areas especially around rocky cloughs or outcrops. |
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An uncommon summer visitor to moorland and mountain regions of northern England, Scotland, Wales and south-west England. A more common bird on passage in spring and autumn on the east and south coasts. |
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Breeds in hilly areas of Britain and Scandinavia and in mountain areas further south, where they are often in places which birdwatchers rarely reach. One place where they are easy to see in winter is at the Puerto de los Palomas near Ronda, Spain. |
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| 5 500-11 000 breeding pairs represent a rough estimate for Britain. Found in the uplands and mountainous regions of northern England, Wales and Scotland. In Ireland the figure lies between 180-360 breeding pairs. |
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| 250-350,000 breeding pairs particularly common in the Norwegian uplands, the Alps, Pyrenees and the eastern Adriatic Highlands. Half of Europe's population, perhaps one third of the World's total, are found in Austria and Romania. |
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