Blackbird

Audio:

Herman van der Meer ( www.xeno-canto.org )

The song of the Blackbird is widely known, if only because the Beatles sang about it. The one loves it for its beauty, the other hates it, because it will wake you at 5.00 am in the morning.

Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turdus_merula

Map:

http://eol.org/pages/1177498/maps

Scientific name:

Turdus merula

Presence in western Europe:

Common

More information

Size:

Blackbird

Birdtype:

songbirds

Main colour:

Light brown,

Dark brown

Beak colour:

Brown

Beak shape:

Solid and short

Crown colour:

Dark brown

Breast colour:

Dark brown

Belly colour:

Dark brown

Throat colour:

Dark brown

Rump colour:

Dark brown

Upperwing colour:

Dark brown

Underwing colour:

Brown

Wing shape:

Pointed

Leg colour:

Black

Leg shape:

Songbird

Tail colour:

Dark brown

Tail shape:

Square

Looks like

Song Thrush

Read more about Song Thrush

The female Blackbird looks like the Song Thrush, but is plain brown and doesn't have the speckled pattern on belly and chest.