Redwing

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q184825
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Summary

Redwing is a taxon[1]. Redwing ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,380 views/month, #1,378 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[4], Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Turdus[6]
  • Taxon name: Turdus iliacus[7]
  • Commons category: Turdus iliacus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Turdus iliacus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Turdus iliacus[10]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13]
  • Short name: T. iliacus[14]
  • Taxon common name: Redwing[15], Rotdrossel[16], Grive mauvis[17], Zorzal alirrojo[18], Tordo sassello[19], Koperwiek[20], Vindrossel[21], Rødvingetrost[22], Белобровик[23], ワキアカツグミ[24], rödvingetrast[25], drozd cvrčala[26], vainurästas[27], punakylkirastas[28]
  • Different from: Red-winged Blackbird[29]
  • Wingspan: 0.36 m[30]
  • Mass: 4.9 g[31], 62 g[32]

Body

Identifiers

Redwing's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 12749[33]. Redwing's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 411526[34]. Redwing's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510219[35]. Redwing's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2490781[36]. Redwing's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179769[37].

Why It Matters

Redwing has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Redwing is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [37] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . Flight speeds among bird species: allometric and phylogenetic effects. wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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