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Turdus iliacus · Family Turdidae

Turdus iliacus

Family Turdidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Turdidae
GBIF occurrence records
2,202,116
Countries and territories with records
84
Redwing
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About this species

This species has 2,202,116 occurrence records from 84 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Sweden (22.2%), Finland (15.5%), Norway (15.1%), the United Kingdom (13.5%) and the Netherlands (7.7%); together they account for 74% of the total. In Sweden, this species accounts for 0.48% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Turdus iliacus combines the genus name Turdus with the species epithet iliacus. The Warbla app catalog lists 85 species of the genus Turdus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Turdus migratorius, Turdus merula and Turdus philomelos.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 155 species of the family Turdidae. This species ranks 9th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Turdus migratorius. Its record count is 4.1 times the family average (532,772). The family Turdidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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