Common Blackbird / Turdus merula
| Common Blackbird bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Eurasian Blackbird [incl. intermedius], Blackbird, Eurasian Blackbird |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Thrushes / Turdidae |
| Genus | Turdus |
| Breeding region | Eurasia, Oriental Region |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
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Where to see Common Blackbird
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guernsey
- Holy See
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norfolk Island
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Åland Islands
Common Blackbird subspecies (7)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turdus merula aterrimus | se Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus and n Iran | - | No |
| Turdus merula azorensis | Azores (all main is., nw Macaronesia, nw of n Africa) | - | No |
| Turdus merula cabrerae | Madeira and Porto Santo (Madeira group) and w, c Canary Is. (nc to c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa) | - | No |
| Turdus merula intermedius | mountains of c Asia to n Afghanistan | - | No |
| Turdus merula mauritanicus | nw Africa | - | No |
| Turdus merula merula | Europe (except se) | - | No |
| Turdus merula syriacus | islands of s Greece, s Turkey to s Iran, n Iraq and Egypt | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartlyster |
| Albanian | Mëllenja, Mëllënja |
| Arabic | شحرور, الشحرور |
| Armenian | Սև Կեռնեխ |
| Azerbaijani | Qara qaratoyuğu, Qara qaratoyuq |
| Basque | Zozo arrunta, Zozo (arrunt) |
| Belarusian | Чорны дрозд |
| Bengali | পাতি কালিদামা |
| Breton | Moualc'h zu, Ar voualc'h du |
| Bulgarian | Кос |
| Catalan | merla, Merla comuna |
| Chinese | 乌鸫, 欧乌鸫 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 烏鶇, 歐亞黑鶇 |
| Cornish | Molgh dhu |
| Croatian | kos |
| Czech | kos černý |
| Danish | Solsort |
| Dutch | Merel |
| Esperanto | merlo |
| Estonian | musträstas |
| Faroese | Kvørkveggja |
| Finnish | mustarastas |
| French | Merle noir, Merle noir [incl. intermedius] |
| Frisian | swarte lyster |
| Galician | Merlo común, Merlo, Melro (común) |
| Georgian | შაშვი |
| German | Amsel |
| Greek | Κότσυφας, (Κοινός) Κότσυφας |
| Hebrew | שחרור |
| Hungarian | fekete rigó |
| Icelandic | Svartþröstur |
| Irish | Céirseach, Lon Dubh |
| Italian | Merlo |
| Japanese | ニシクロウタドリ, クロウタドリ |
| Kazakh | Қара сайрақ |
| Korean | 대륙검은지빠귀 |
| Latvian | Melnais strazds, melnais meža strazds, melnais mežastrazds |
| Lithuanian | juodasis strazdas |
| Luxembourgish | Märel |
| Macedonian | Ќос, ќос |
| Malayalam | കരിങ്കിളി |
| Maltese | Malvizz Iswed |
| Manx | Lhondoo |
| Mongolian | Хар хөөндэй |
| Northern Sami | Cáhppesrásttis, Čáhppesrásttis |
| Norwegian | Svarttrost, svarttrost |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Svarttrast |
| Persian | توکای سیاه |
| Polish | kos, kos (zwyczajny) |
| Portuguese | melro, Melro(-preto), melro-preto |
| Romanian | Mierlă |
| Romansh | Merlotscha |
| Russian | Черный дрозд, Чёрный дрозд |
| Serbian | kos, Obični kos |
| Slovak | drozd čierny |
| Slovenian | kos |
| Spanish | Mirlo Común Europeo, Mirlo común |
| Swedish | koltrast |
| Thai | นกเดินดงสีดำ |
| Turkish | Karatavuk, Қара сайрақ |
| Turkmen | karatavuk |
| Ukrainian | дрізд чорний |
| Welsh | Mwyalchen, Mwyalch |