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title: "Drozd obrożny"
description: "Turdus torquatus — Ptaki. The ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a mainly European member of the thrush family Turdidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/ring-ouzel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Drozd obrożny

> Turdus torquatus — Ptaki. The ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a mainly European member of the thrush family Turdidae.

- Scientific name: *Turdus torquatus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 4659
- Wikidata: [Q26641](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26641)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12740](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12740)

## Names

- en: Ring Ouzel
- de: Ringdrossel
- es: Mirlo Capiblanco
- fr: Merle à plastron
- nl: Beflijster
- pt: Melro-de-peito-branco
- pl: Drozd obrożny

## Countries with the most observations

IT (540), GB (443), FR (411), DE (340), AT (312), RU (236), CH (185), ES (183), GE (114), NO (112), DZ (108), DK (78)

## Summary

The ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a mainly European member of the thrush family Turdidae. It is a medium-sized thrush, 23–24 centimetres (9.1–9.4 in) in length and weighing 90–138 grams (3.2–4.9 oz). The male is predominantly black with a conspicuous white crescent across its breast. Females are browner and duller than males, and young birds may lack the pale chest markings altogether. In all but the northernmost part of its range, this is a high-altitude species, with three subspecies breeding in mountains from Ireland east to Iran. It breeds in open mountain areas with some trees or shrubs, the latter often including…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_ouzel

## Photo

![Drozd obrożny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ring-ouzel/medium.jpg)

Photo: peresol · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98691741

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ring-ouzel?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).