{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.thrush","code":"thing-thrush","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/thrush/","name":"thrush","alternateNames":["missel thrush","mistle thrush","mistletoe thrush","Turdus viscivorus","song thrush","mavis","throstle","Turdus philomelos","fieldfare","snowbird","Turdus pilaris","redwing"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.3","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"noun.animal","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.LIV"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":["animal"],"facets":{"substance":"living","origin":"natural","agency":"autonomous","mobility":"self-moving","scale":"not-applicable","affordances":["observable"]}},"whatItIs":"Any of the songbirds of the family Turdidae, medium-sized birds characteristically with brownish upper plumage and a spotted breast, including the song thrush or mavis, the mistle thrush also called missel or mistletoe thrush, Turdus viscivorus, and relatives such as the blackbird, fieldfare, redwing and American robin, known for rich song, ground foraging for worms and snails and, in some species, migration; the word thrush also names a fungal infection of the mouth and a hoof condition of horses, which are separate senses.","purpose":"Let an agent describe thrushes and their main species, relay identification, behaviour and conservation from ornithological sources, describe their song and cultural place, and distinguish the birds from the medical and equine senses of thrush.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Spotted breast in many species","Rich song","Ground foraging","Widespread family"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What thrushes are.","layers":[{"id":"identification","name":"Identification","description":"Identification.","findings":[{"id":"identification-finding","name":"Identification","description":"Identification.","questions":[{"text":"How are song thrush, mistle thrush, blackbird, fieldfare and redwing identified by plumage, size and song?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about the bird, oral thrush or hoof thrush?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"family","name":"Family","description":"The family.","findings":[{"id":"family-finding","name":"Family","description":"Family.","questions":[{"text":"What species make up the Turdidae, and how is the family classified?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific species?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"ecology","name":"Ecology","description":"Behaviour and ecology.","layers":[{"id":"behaviour","name":"Behaviour","description":"Behaviour.","findings":[{"id":"behaviour-finding","name":"Behaviour","description":"Behaviour.","questions":[{"text":"How do thrushes feed, sing, breed and migrate, including the song thrush anvil use?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"conservation","name":"Conservation","description":"Conservation.","findings":[{"id":"conservation-finding","name":"Conservation","description":"Conservation.","questions":[{"text":"What is the conservation status of thrush species, and what threats and protections exist?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific species status?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"watch","name":"Watch","description":"Birdwatching.","layers":[{"id":"watching","name":"Watching","description":"Finding thrushes.","findings":[{"id":"watching-finding","name":"Watching","description":"Watching.","questions":[{"text":"Where and when can thrushes be seen and heard, and how are they attracted to gardens?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"song","name":"Song","description":"Song.","findings":[{"id":"song-finding","name":"Song","description":"Song.","questions":[{"text":"How are thrush songs recognised and recorded?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits bird song?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Culture and homonyms.","layers":[{"id":"culture","name":"Culture","description":"Culture.","findings":[{"id":"culture-finding","name":"Culture","description":"Culture.","questions":[{"text":"How do thrushes appear in poetry, such as Hardy Darkling Thrush, and in folklore as the mavis?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits birds in literature?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"homonyms","name":"Homonyms","description":"Other senses.","findings":[{"id":"homonyms-finding","name":"Homonyms","description":"Homonyms.","questions":[{"text":"What are oral thrush and equine hoof thrush, and where are they covered?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific sense?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Identify a thrush species from plumage, song and range, citing field guides.","Record sightings and report them to wildlife survey schemes.","Distinguish the bird from the medical and equine senses of thrush."],"mustNot":["Trap, kill or keep thrushes in breach of wildlife protection laws.","Disturb nesting thrushes or take their eggs.","Publish nest locations of rare species where it puts them at risk.","Play recorded calls repeatedly to lure birds during the breeding season."],"requiresHuman":["Handling an injured thrush, which should go to a licensed rehabilitator."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Song thrush numbers have fallen in parts of Europe, and illegal trapping still kills many.","Wild birds deserve to be left undisturbed by observers and devices."],"affectedParties":["The birds","Birdwatchers","Rural communities"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody: wild and protected by law.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["National biodiversity and bird survey databases"]},"relations":[{"target":"oewn-01528361-n","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"songbird","type":"related","note":"in general terms"},{"target":"Turdidae","type":"related","note":"the thrush family"},{"target":"song thrush","type":"related","note":"and mistle thrush"},{"target":"oral candidiasis","type":"related","note":"a homonym"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.thrush","Open English WordNet: oewn-01559826-n","taxon: Turdidae Rafinesque, 1815","WordNet: oewn-01528361-n thrush bird"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["species: about 170 count - Turdidae","song thrush length: about 23 cm","mistle thrush length: about 27 cm"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Turdidae songbirds","Song thrush, mistle thrush, blackbird, fieldfare, redwing, ring ouzel, American robin","Oral thrush is a Candida infection; equine thrush is a hoof infection; chats and flycatchers are related but separate families","A medium songbird with brown back and pale spotted breast, or plain plumage in blackbirds."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["describe species and identification","relay behaviour and ecology","relay conservation","distinguish other senses"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Confusing the bird with the medical or equine senses","Population declines of song thrush in parts of Europe","Illegal trapping in some regions"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Wild bird protection laws such as the EU Birds Directive and the UK Wildlife and Countryside Act","Hunting regulations where thrush hunting is permitted","IUCN Red List assessments"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Not applicable; a family of birds.","song thrush or mavis","mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus","blackbird","fieldfare and redwing","ring ouzel","American robin and other New World thrushes","Asian and African thrushes"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-01559826-n","url":"https://en-word.net/id/oewn-01559826-n","note":"sense and gloss of the concept"},{"title":"Wiktionary: thrush","url":"https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thrush","note":"word senses and usage"}],"openQuestions":["Should song thrush and mistle thrush be separate primary entries?","How should ornithological references be linked?","The registry entry has merged aliases naming two species; should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-thrush/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 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