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The Blackbird or Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) is a European member of the thrush family Turdidae. Blackbird can refer to: Blackbird is a species of bird indigenous to Europe and Asia. ...
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The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ...
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Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. ...
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Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ...
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Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ...
Genera 22 genera, see text The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. ...
Genera Turdus The true thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Turdus of the thrush family Turdidae. ...
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Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 23, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...
Year 1758 (MDCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...
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Genera 22 genera, see text The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. ...
It is common in woods and gardens over all of Europe and much of Asia south of the Arctic Circle. Populations are resident except for northern birds which move south in winter[citation needed]. Urban males are more likely to overwinter in cooler climes than rural males, an adaptation made feasible by the warmer microclimate and relatively abundant food that allow the birds to establish territories and start reproducing earlier in the year[1]. For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...
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 Race- maximus, at 11000 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India The Blackbird is 23.5 to 29 cm in length. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms, seeds and berries. It nests in bushes or similar, laying several (usually 4) bluish- green-grey eggs with brown reddish marks in a neat cup-shaped nest. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Omnivores are organisms that consume both plants and animals. ...
Orders Subclass Apterygota Archaeognatha (bristletails) Thysanura (silverfish) Subclass Pterygota Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic) Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Superorder Exopterygota Grylloblattodea (ice-crawlers) Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera (angel insects) Dermaptera (earwigs) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (stick insects) Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Psocoptera...
Families Acanthodrilidae Ailoscolecidae Alluroididae Almidae Criodrilidae Eudrilidae Exxidae Glossoscolecidae Lumbricidae Lutodrilidae Megascolecidae Microchaetidae Ocnerodrilidae Octochaetidae Sparganophilidae Earthworm is the common name for the largest members of the Oligochaeta (which is either a class or subclass depending on the author) in the phylum Annelida. ...
In most birds and reptiles, an egg (Latin ovum) is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. ...
A basket style nest A nest is place of refuge built to hold an animals eggs and/or provide a place to raise their offspring. ...
It does not form flocks, although several birds, especially migrants, may be loosely associated in a suitable habitat. The female Blackbird is aggressive in the spring when it competes with others for a good nesting territory. The male is also competitive and will protect its territory by chasing away other males. If a fight between male Blackbirds does occur it is usually short and the intruder is soon chased away.
The male Blackbird is all black except for a yellow eye-ring and bill. The adult female and juvenile have brown plumage and a brown beak and do not have a yellow eye-ring. Overall, the juvenile is a slightly lighter brown than the female, and the very young juvenile has a speckled breast. Closeup on a single white feather A feather is one of the epidermal growths that forms the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on a bird. ...
The male sings its varied and melodious song from trees, rooftops or other elevated perches. It sings mainly in the period from March to June, sometimes into the beginning of July. In very mild winters, Blackbird song is heard in February and even in January.
A Blackbird has an average life expectancy of 2.4 years and the oldest recorded age is 20 years.[2] World map of human life expectancy, 2005 Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average length of survival of a living thing. ...
The Blackbird has been introduced to many parts of the world outside its native range. In Australia and New Zealand it is considered a pest and has an effect on natural ecosystems [citation needed] . A coral reef near the Hawaiian islands is an example of a complex marine ecosystem. ...
The Blackbird is the national bird of Sweden.
Other blackbirds Thrushes
Two related Asian Turdus thrushes, the White-collared Blackbird and the Grey-winged Blackbird are also named as blackbirds. Genera 22 genera, see text The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. ...
Binomial name Royle, 1840 The White-collared Blackbird (Turdus albocinctus) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. ...
Binomial name (Latham, 1790) The Grey-winged Blackbird (Turdus boulboul) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. ...
Larger relatives of the Blackbird in the thrush family include the New World American Robin (Turdus migratorius), the Mountain Robin (Turdus plebejus), and several other species named as robins. Binomial name Linnaeus, 1766 The American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. ...
Binomial name Turdus plebejus Cabanis, 1861 The Mountain Robin or Mountain Thrush (Turdus plebejus) is a large thrush which breeds in highlands from southern Mexico to western Panama. ...
Icterids
Around 20 species of the New World icterid family Icteridae are named as blackbirds because of their superficial resemblance to the Old World thrushes, but they are not closely related. They include the Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Red-breasted Blackbird ( Sturnella militaris), Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) and the Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives). Genera 24 genera, see text The Icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful passerine birds restricted to the New World. ...
Binomial name Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North and much of Central America. ...
Binomial name Sturnella militaris (Linnaeus, 1758) The Red-breasted Blackbird, Sturnella militaris, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. ...
Binomial name Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus (Bonaparte, 1826) The Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, is a medium-sized blackbird, the only member of genus Xanthocephalus. ...
Binomial name Dives dives (Deppe, 1830) The Melodious Blackbird, Dives dives, is a New World tropical icterid bird. ...
Gallery A male attempts to distract a male Kestrel that is too close to its nest Download high resolution version (550x672, 92 KB)Blackbird and Kestrel. ...
Binomial name Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 The Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. ...
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| Chicks in a nest at the back of a greenhouse Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 484 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 4 Blackbird chicks in a nest in a greenhouse. ...
| Chicks in a nest Image File history File links Download high resolution version (865x650, 98 KB) Beschreibung: Amselküken Aufnahmedatum: 25. ...
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| Male in mid-song Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 399 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (533 × 800 pixel, file size: 76 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Blackbird Metadata This...
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References - ^ Partecke, J. & E. Gwinner. (2007) "Increased sedentariness in European blackbirds following urbanization: a consequence of local adaptation?" Ecology 88(4): 882-90.
- ^ British garden birds - lifespan. garden-birds.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- BirdLife International (2004). Turdus merula. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...
April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ...
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and can be found here. ...
The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...
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