Turdus merula [merula] (Eurasian Blackbird [merula])

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Eurasian Blackbird [merula]

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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Turdidae
Genus:
   Turdus
Scientific:
  Turdus merula merula

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.170

Protonym:
Turdus Merula

Type locality:
in Europae sylvis; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1910, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1, p. 665.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/189/mode/1up

Avibase ID:
8646D9BF85DE9FC9

Avibase ID:
avibase-8646D9BF

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8646D9BF

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179758

Geographic range:

Turdus merula merula: western Europe; introduced to southeastern Australia including Tasmania, and Norfolk and Lord Howe islands
Turdus merula cabrerae: Madeira and western Canary Islands
Turdus merula aterrimus: southeastern Europe to Crete, Rhodes, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, and northern Iran
Turdus merula syriacus: southern Türkiye to Syria, northern Iraq, and southern Iran
Turdus merula azorensis: Azores
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English:
Eurasian Blackbird [merula]
French:
Merle noir [merula]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eurasian Blackbird [merula] ( Turdus merula [merula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eurasian Blackbird [merula] ( Turdus merula [merula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eurasian Blackbird [merula] ( Turdus merula [merula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eurasian Blackbird [merula] ( Turdus merula [merula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eurasian Blackbird [merula] ( Turdus merula [merula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eurasian Blackbird [merula] ( Turdus merula [merula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eurasian Blackbird [merula] ( Turdus merula [merula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eurasian Blackbird [merula] ( Turdus merula [merula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eurasian Blackbird [merula] ( Turdus merula [merula])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Turdus merula

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