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Armenian Name: | Սինակեռնեխ |
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See Plate 47 for Fieldfare and other similar species
Resident Status: | Winter visitor |
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Abundance: | Common |
Length: | 25.5 cm, Wing Span:39-42 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 257. |
Description: | Gray head and rump; reddish-brown back and wings; black lores and tail, whitish underparts with numerous dark chevrons, yellow-brown tint on throat and breast. White underwing coverts. |
Behavior: | Noisy, gregarious species, forming large flocks when feeding and roosting. Gives loud three-note call. |
Habitat: | Woodland edges, orchards, cultivated fields, mountain steppe. |
Food: | Invertebrates; fruits and seeds in winter. |