Redwing

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(New page: Image:Redwing.JPG '''Common Name:''' Redwing<br> '''Scientific Name:''' Turdus iliacus '''Size:''' 7.9-9.4 inches (20-24 cm); '''Wingspan:''' 12.9-13.6 inches (33-34.5 cm) '''Habita...)

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'''Nesting:''' The sexes are similar, with plain brown backs and with dark brown spots on the white under parts. The most striking identification features are the red flanks and under wing, and the creamy white stripe above the eye.

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It breeds in conifer and birch forests ~~and~~ tundra. Redwings nest in shrubs or on the ground, laying four to six eggs in a neat nest. Eggs are incubated for 12–13 days and the chicks fledge at 12–15 days, with the young ~~remain~~ dependent on their parents for a further 14 days.

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It breeds in conifer and birch forests as well as tundra. Redwings nest in shrubs or on the ground, laying four to six eggs in a neat nest. Eggs are incubated for 12–13 days and the chicks fledge at 12–15 days, with the young remaining dependent on their parents for a further 14 days.

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'''Cool Facts:''' This species was first described by Linnaeus in his ~~“Systema naturae“~~ in 1758 under its current scientific name. The English name derives from the bird's red under wing.

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'''Cool Facts:''' This species was first described by Linnaeus in his “''Systema naturae''“ in 1758 under its current scientific name. The English name derives from the bird's red under wing.

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'''Found in Songbird ~~ReMix~~ Woodland Jewels'''

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'''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-woodland-jewels.html Songbird Remix Woodland Jewels]'''

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 '''Nesting:'''  The sexes are similar, with plain brown backs and with dark brown spots on the white under parts. The most striking identification features are the red flanks and under wing, and the creamy white stripe above the eye.
-It breeds in conifer and birch forests and tundra. Redwings nest in shrubs or on the ground, laying four to six eggs in a neat nest. Eggs are incubated for 12–13 days and the chicks fledge at 12–15 days, with the young remain dependent on their parents for a further 14 days.
+It breeds in conifer and birch forests as well as tundra. Redwings nest in shrubs or on the ground, laying four to six eggs in a neat nest. Eggs are incubated for 12–13 days and the chicks fledge at 12–15 days, with the young remaining dependent on their parents for a further 14 days.
-'''Cool Facts:'''  This species was first described by Linnaeus in his “Systema naturae“ in 1758 under its current scientific name. The English name derives from the bird's red under wing.
+'''Cool Facts:'''  This species was first described by Linnaeus in his “''Systema naturae''“ in 1758 under its current scientific name. The English name derives from the bird's red under wing.
-'''Found in Songbird ReMix Woodland Jewels'''
+'''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-woodland-jewels.html Songbird Remix Woodland Jewels]'''