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Redwing
Turdus iliacus
(T. i. iliacus)
| Armenian Name: | Սպիտակահոնք կեռնեխ |
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See Plate 47 for Redwing and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Winter visitor |
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| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 21 cm, Wing Span:33-34.5 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 258. |
| Description: | Brown above, white with dark streaks below, red flanks and underwing coverts. Bold white supercilium and mustache, variably tinted with pale brown-yellow. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from other thrushes by red flanks and pale supercilium. |
| Behavior: | Often occurs in flocks of other thrushes, especially Fieldfares. Feeds in or under low scrub or tree, and along the edges of fields. Migrates at night. |
| Habitat: | Open woodlands, orchards, scrub thickets. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, seeds, berries. |
