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The Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) is a bird found in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany, and 3 more countries. Woods and fields across northern Europe and Asia; winters farther south. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Fieldfare lives

Woods and fields across northern Europe and Asia; winters farther south.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs70%
• 🍎 Fruit30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Cedric Mroczko (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1185078. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Fieldfare

Where does the Fieldfare live?

The Fieldfare lives in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany, and 3 more countries. Woods and fields across northern Europe and Asia; winters farther south.

What does the Fieldfare eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), fruit (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Fieldfare endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

• Lesser black-backed gull
• European green woodpecker
• Coal tit
• Common greenshank
• Eurasian curlew
• European stonechat

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.