Passeriformes · Turdidae
Common blackbird
Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758
The male, black with a yellow bill and eye ring, sings from aerials and trees at dusk.
Data
- Length
- 24–27 cm
- Wingspan
- 34–38 cm
- Weight
- 80–125 g
- Global IUCN
- Least concern (LC)
- Protection in Spain
- Not listed
Approximate measurements.
Curiosity
The female is not black but brown, and many take her for another species.
Records by month
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1,229,328 records in Spain
Where it has been recorded
Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.
AndalusiaCastile and LeónCataloniaCommunity of MadridGaliciaValencian CommunityExtremaduraAragonBasque CountryCastilla-La ManchaNavarreBalearic IslandsCanary IslandsRegion of MurciaAsturiasCantabriaLa RiojaCeutaMelilla