When the heat begins to arrive, the song of the thrush resounds in the mornings and summer nights. This Turdus Rufiventris has such a particular tone in his voice that he gave the nickname to none other than the great tango singer Carlos Gardel.
This bird inhabits all of America and in Argentina it occupies a large part of the center and northeast of the country, especially in the north-central region of Buenos Aires. The thrush what is wild adapted to gardens and parks.
The thrush It is calm and not very sociable and usually feeds on worms and insects that it finds when removing leaves and branches. The one who sings and is the best known by Argentines is the male, who displays his skill at full volume.
This bothers many bird of the family of thrushes for its insistent voice at unusual times. It is believed that it begins to sing from 4:00 in the morning, when the sun has not yet risen over the horizon.
This fact is not accidental nor does it do it to bother the rest of the mortals who are still sleeping: it does it because it is the time when it looks for or calls its partner and thus defines the place where it will build its nest and care for its chicks.
Climate change and the growth of cities have modified this habit. As mentioned in a study published in 2007 by the “Royal Society”, the European thrush changed its hours in relation to urban noise.
a special plumage
The thrush He is not oblivious to the growth of big cities and he changed the time of his trills. But it has not changed its physiognomy at all or the way it nests. As for his physiognomy, he measures 23 centimeters. Males stand out for their olive-yellow bill.
For its part, when building its nest, it does so on branches or trunks and uses roots, mud and plant fibers. When she lays her eggs, she does so in threes. These have a greenish color with brown and gray spots.
