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Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatus
(T. t. amicorum)
| Armenian Name: | Սպիտակախածի կեռնեխ |
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See Plate 46 for Ring Ouzel and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 23-24 cm, Wing Span:38-42 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 254. |
| Description: | Dark thrush with bold whitish breast band, white edges to wing feathers, and pale yellowish bill. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Male is brown-black with clear white breast band. Female has finely-scalloped breast band and pale grayish edges to body feathers. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Numerous pale edges to underparts and dark-barred breast band. |
| Juvenile: | Similar to female but browner with extensive pale spotting and barring. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Eurasian Blackbird by white breast band and edges to wing feathers. |
| Behavior: | Often perches on top of shrubs or rocks. Rather shy and difficult to approach. Gregarious in fall. |
| Habitat: | Scattered shrubs and trees in mountain steppe and subalpine meadows. |
| Nest: | Cup of dry grass on ground, in shrub or small tree. |
| Eggs: | 30 mm, 4, greenish-blue, red-brown blotches. |
