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Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Mirko Tomasi (XC965144). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great ThrushTurdus fuscater
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinus
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,286,788 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 6,286,787 |
| United Kingdom | 22,755 |
| Germany | 19,954 |
| England | 19,526 |
| Russia | 17,700 |
| Spain | 13,237 |
| Italy | 9,117 |
| France | 8,564 |
| Austria | 5,893 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Thrushes · Turdidae |
| Genus | Typical Thrushes · Turdus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of United States
- Common local birds of United States
- Local Wildlife of Italy
- Local Wildlife of United Kingdom
- Local Wildlife of United States
- Songbirds of Germany
- Songbirds of Spain
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Eurasian Blackbird with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.