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Eurasian Blackbird [incl. intermedius]

Turdus merula [incl. intermedius] (= Turdus merula) Linnaeus, C 1758

The common blackbird is a species of true thrush. It is also called the Eurasian blackbird, or simply the blackbird where this does not lead to confusion with a similar-looking local species. It breeds in Europe, Asiatic Russia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. It has a number of subspecies across its large range; a few of the Asian subspecies are sometimes considered to be full species. Depending on latitude, the common blackbird may be resident, partially migratory, or fully migratory. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  88BB4F2A0C8492A5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-88BB4F2A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/88BB4F2A


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179757

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
  • Turdus merula mauritanicus: North Africa (Morocco to Tunisia)
  • Turdus mandarinus intermedius: central Asia to northeastern Afghanistan, Pamirs, and Xinjiang; winters to southern Iraq
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English:
Eurasian Blackbird [incl. intermedius]
French:
Merle noir [incl. intermedius]


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Eurasian Blackbird ( Turdus merula)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Eurasian Blackbird ( Turdus merula)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Eurasian Blackbird ( Turdus merula)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Eurasian Blackbird [incl. intermedius] ( Turdus merula [incl. intermedius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Turdus [merula or mandarinus]

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Afrikaans: Swartlyster
Arabic: الشحرور, شحرور
Asturian: Ñerbatu, Ñerbatu común
Azerbaijani: Qara qaratoyuğu, Qara qaratoyuq
Belarusian: Чорны дрозд
Bulgarian: Кос
Bengali: পাতি কালিদামা
Breton: Ar voualc'h du, Moualc'h zu
Catalan: Merla, Merla comuna
Catalan (Balears): Mèrlera
Czech: kos černý
Welsh: Mwyalch, Mwyalchen
Danish: Solsort
German: Amsel
Greek: (Κοινός) Κότσυφας, Κότσυφας
Greek (Cypriot): Μαυρόπουλλος
English: Blackbird, Common blackbird, Eurasian Blackbird, Eurasian Blackbird [incl. intermedius]
English (Australia): Common Blackbird
English, HBW: Eurasian Blackbird
English (IOC): Common Blackbird
English (United States): Eurasian Blackbird
Esperanto: merlo
Spanish: Mirlo Común, Mirlo Común Europeo
Spanish (Chile): Mirlo común europeo
Spanish (Spain): Mirlo Común
Spanish (HBW): Mirlo común
Estonian: musträstas
Basque: Zozo (arrunt), Zozo arrunta
Persian: توکای سیاه
Finnish: mustarastas
Faroese: Kvørkveggja
French: Merle noir, Merle noir [incl. intermedius]
Frisian: swarte lyster
Irish: Céirseach, Lon Dubh
Gaelic: Lon dubh, Lon-Dubh
Galician: Melro (común), Merlo, Merlo común
Manx: Lhondoo
Hebrew: שחרור
Croatian: Kos
Hungarian: fekete rigó
Armenian: Սև Կեռնեխ
Icelandic: Svartþröstur
Italian: Merlo
Japanese (romaji): kuro uta-dori, nishikuroutadori
Japanese: クロウタドリ, ニシクロウタドリ
Japanese (Kanji): 黒歌鳥
Georgian: შაშვი
Kazakh: Қара сайрақ
Kazakh (Transliteration): qara sayraq
Korean: 대륙검은지빠귀
Cornish: Molgh dhu
Scientific: Turdus merula, Turdus merula [incl. intermedius], Turdus merula merula
Luxembourgish: Märel
Lithuanian: Juodasis strazdas
Latvian: Melnais meža strazds, melnais mežastrazds, Melnais strazds
Macedonian: Ќос
Malayalam: കരിങ്കിളി
Mongolian: Хар хөөндэй
Mongolian (Transliteration): khar khööndei
Maltese: Malvizz Iswed
Dutch: Merel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svarttrast
Norwegian: Svarttrost
Polish: kos, kos (zwyczajny)
Pinyin: wū-dōng
Portuguese: melro, Melro(-preto)
Portuguese (Açores): Melro
Portuguese (Madeira): Melro
Portuguese (Portugal): Melro, melro-preto
Romansh: Merlotscha
Rhaeto-Romance: Merlotscha
Romanian: Mierlă
Russian: Черный дрозд, Чёрный дрозд
Northern Sami: Cáhppesrásttis, Čáhppesrásttis
Slovak: drozd čierny
Slovenian: kos
Albanian: Mëllenja, Mëllënja
Serbian: kos, Obični kos
Swedish: koltrast
Thai: นกเดินดงสีดำ
Turkmen: karatavuk
Turkish: Karatavuk, Қара сайрақ
Ukrainian: Дрізд чорний
Chinese: 乌鸫, 欧乌鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 歐亞黑鶇, 烏鶇

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