Common Blackbird vs Black-billed Thrush

Turdus merula comparé à Turdus ignobilis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Common Blackbird Black-billed Thrush
Nom scientifique Turdus merula Turdus ignobilis
Ordre Passeriformes Passeriformes
Famille Turdidae Turdidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur 25,0 cm (9.8 in)
Envergure 36,0 cm (14.2 in) 22,1 cm (8.7 in)
Poids 100,0 g (3.53 oz) 64,71666666666667 g (2.28 oz)
Régime alimentaire Earthworms, insects, berries, and fruit. Forages on the ground, turning over leaf litter. Famously pulls … --
Taille de la couvée 3-5 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Blackbird 25,0 cm
Black-billed Thrush
Envergure
Common Blackbird 36,0 cm
Black-billed Thrush 22,1 cm
Poids
Common Blackbird 100,0 g
Black-billed Thrush 64,71666666666667 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Common Blackbird only

Black-billed Thrush only

Common Blackbird

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Common Blackbird

Chant

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.

Black-billed Thrush

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Geographic Range & Migration

Common Blackbird

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

Black-billed Thrush

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Common Blackbird

Least Concern

Black-billed Thrush

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Blackbird

Plumage

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.

Bec

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

Black-billed Thrush

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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.

Black-billed Thrush

The Black-billed Thrush is a medium-sized, plain thrush widely distributed across northern and central South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia and Brazil. It has olive-brown upperparts, streaked brownish-white underparts, and a distinctive dark bill. It inhabits forest edges, secondary growth, gardens, and open woodland, feeding on earthworms, insects, and berries.

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