Common Blackbird vs Amami Thrush

Turdus merula مقارنةً بـ Zoothera major

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Common Blackbird Amami Thrush
الاسم العلمي Turdus merula Zoothera major
الرتبة Passeriformes Passeriformes
الفصيلة Turdidae Turdidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 25,0 cm (9.8 in)
طول الجناح 36,0 cm (14.2 in) 32,0 cm (12.6 in)
الوزن 100,0 g (3.53 oz) 172,0 g (6.07 oz)
النظام الغذائي Earthworms, insects, berries, and fruit. Forages on the ground, turning over leaf litter. Famously pulls … --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-5 2-3
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Blackbird 25,0 cm
Amami Thrush
طول الجناح
Common Blackbird 36,0 cm
Amami Thrush 32,0 cm
الوزن
Common Blackbird 100,0 g
Amami Thrush 172,0 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Common Blackbird only

Amami Thrush only

بلا

Common Blackbird

Woodland, hedgerows, gardens, and parks. One of the most common garden birds across Europe.

Song & Call Comparison

Common Blackbird

الغناء

Arguably Britain's finest songster: rich, flute-like phrases with deep, mellow quality. Sings persistently at dusk. Alarm is a sharp 'chook-chook'. Song includes liquid 'pew' notes.

Amami Thrush

Geographic Range & Migration

Common Blackbird

Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand. Northern populations are migratory.

Amami Thrush

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Common Blackbird

Least Concern

Amami Thrush

How to Tell Them Apart

Common Blackbird

الريش

Males are jet black with a bright yellow-orange bill and eye-ring. Females are dark brown with mottled underparts and a dull yellowish bill.

المنقار

Bright yellow-orange bill in males, dull brownish in females

Amami Thrush

About These Birds

Common Blackbird

The common blackbird is one of Europe's most familiar and best-loved songbirds, celebrated for its rich, fluting song delivered from rooftop and treetop perches at dawn and dusk. Originally a shy woodland bird, it has colonized urban environments over the past two centuries and become one of the most successful urban adapters.

Amami Thrush

The Amami Thrush is a large thrush weighing 172 g with a 32 cm wingspan, endemic to Amami Oshima Island in Japan. It forages on the forest floor for earthworms and invertebrates beneath dense subtropical canopy.

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