Photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatus
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a member of the Turdidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 109 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Turdidae Thrushes
- Genus Turdus
- Species torquatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 109 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Turdidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Ring Ouzel is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Ring Ouzel is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL w, sw.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 109 g, with a wing length of about 14.2 cm and a tail of around 11 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Ring Ouzel?
The Ring Ouzel is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 109 g.
Where does the Ring Ouzel live?
The Ring Ouzel is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL w, sw, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Ring Ouzel belong to?
The Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) belongs to the Turdidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Ring Ouzel eat?
The Ring Ouzel is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Ring Ouzel migrate?
The Ring Ouzel is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Ring Ouzel endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Ring Ouzel make?
1 real field recording of the Ring Ouzel — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Ring Ouzel's range?
The Ring Ouzel has a mapped global range of about 1.6 million km².
Conservation
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