Fieldfare
Photo: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden · CC BY 2.0

Thrushes and Allies

Fieldfare

Turdus pilaris

LCLeast Concern
Family
Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It breeds in woodland and scrub in northern Europe and across the Palearctic. It is strongly migratory, with many northern birds moving south during the winter. It is a very rare breeder in the British Isles, but winters in large numbers in the United Kingdom, Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Breeds northern Palearctic; winters to northern Africa, Mediterranean, and Near East.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.