The common blackbird, Turdus merula, is a thrush of the family Turdidae that breeds across Europe, western Asia and North Africa and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have glossy black plumage, a yellow eye-ring and an orange-yellow bill, while females and young birds are sooty brown with duller bills; the species measures 23.5 to 29 centimeters long and weighs 80 to 125 grams. Depending on latitude, populations are resident, partially migratory or fully migratory, with northern birds wintering as far as tropical Asia and northern Africa. It is an omnivorous bird that builds mud-bound, cup-shaped nests, is well known for its rich, melodious and sometimes mimicking song, and is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, with a European population estimated at 79 to 160 million.
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Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Turdus, Taxa Source Common blackbird (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Common blackbird (Wikipedia)
Status and conservation section
The species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e., a decline of more than 30% in ten years or three generations), and is therefore categorised as least concern.
Introduction
It breeds in Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. It has a number of subspecies across its large range; a few former Asian subspecies are now widely treated as separate species.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Common blackbird (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q25234 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Turdus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q115661 (Turdus)
View the Source 4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Turdus merula (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITESQuote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
5. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: turdus merula
8941 Passeriformes Passeriformes Turdidae Thrushes 178 BL3 Turdus merula Eurasian Blackbird 50 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 20 0 Omnivore Ref_10 A Jennifer 0 0 60 20 20 0 0 0 Ref_10 1 Jessica 0 102.73 Dunning08 1
BirdFuncDat.txt row Turdus merula, Nocturnal column
Turdus merula Eurasian Blackbird 50 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 20 0 Omnivore Ref_10 A Jennifer 0 0 60 20 20 0 0 0 Ref_10 1 Jessica 0
View the Source 6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Turdus merula
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traitsQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 21.8 years (wild)
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