Common blackbird
A species of True thrushes, Also known as Blackbird Scientific name : Turdus merula merula Genus : True thrushes
Common blackbird, A species of True thrushes
Also known as:
Blackbird
Botanical name: Turdus merula merula
Genus: True thrushes
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Description
A medium-sized thrush, the common blackbird is a very familiar and widespread bird that always lives near humans. Besides its characteristic appearance, it is known for its rich, musical songs and wide repertoire. It often sings with rain. This omnivorous, ground-feeding bird is often seen running and hopping, foraging low vegetation in search of food. It's a monogamous species and it nests in bushes and grass, but in well-hidden sites.
Size
25 cm
Colors
Black
Life Expectancy
2.4-21.8 years
Feeding Habits
The common blackbird is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms, seeds and berries. Small amphibians and lizards are occasionally hunted. This species will also perch in bushes to take berries and collect caterpillars and other active insects. Animal prey predominates, and is particularly important during the breeding season, with windfall apples and berries taken more in the autumn and winter. 
Habitat
The common blackbird has a preference for deciduous trees with dense undergrowth. However, gardens provide the best breeding habitat with up to 7.3 pairs per hectare (nearly three pairs per acre), with woodland typically holding about a tenth of that density, and open and very built-up habitats even less. The common blackbird also lives in parks, gardens and hedgerows.
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Behavior
The male common blackbird defends its breeding territory, chasing away other males or utilising a "bow and run" threat display. This consists of a short run, the head first being raised and then bowed with the tail dipped simultaneously. The female blackbird is also aggressive in the spring when it competes with other females for a good nesting territory, and although fights are less frequent, they tend to be more violent.
Distribution Area
The common blackbird breeds in temperate Eurasia, North Africa, the Canary Islands, and South Asia. It has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. Recoveries of blackbirds ringed on the Isle of May show that these birds commonly migrate from southern Norway (or from as far north as Trondheim) to Scotland, and some onwards to Ireland. Scottish-ringed birds have also been recovered in England, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, and Sweden.
Species Status
The species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List, and is therefore evaluated as Least Concern. In the western Palearctic, populations are generally stable or increasing, but there have been local declines, especially on farmland, which may be due to agricultural policies that encouraged farmers to remove hedgerows (which provide nesting places), and to drain damp grassland and increase the use of pesticides, both of which could have reduced the availability of invertebrate food.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Thrushes Genus
True thrushes Species
Common blackbird 
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