Listen to the common blackbird
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About the common blackbird
The common blackbird is a bird in the family Turdidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 36 cm.
What does the common blackbird sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as alarm call and call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush. It is also known as the Eurasian blackbird (especially in North America, to distinguish it from the unrelated New World blackbirds), or simply the blackbird. It breeds in Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. It has a number of subspecies across its large range; a few former Asian subspecies are now widely treated as separate species. Depending on latitude, the common blackbird may be resident, partially migratory, or fully migratory.
Related birds in the genus Turdus
More from the family Turdidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a common blackbird sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the common blackbird on this page, including its alarm call and call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the common blackbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the common blackbird as “least concern”.
What family does the common blackbird belong to?
The common blackbird (Turdus merula) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) (W1CDR0001525 BD22) – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Turdus merula (06 02 16) – CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- Turdus merula 2 by Oona Räisänen ( Mysid ) – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Alarm call · Quinçay, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Turdus merula - Common Blackbird by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Trešková, Mokrá Lúka, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica… by Alexander Kürthy – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q25234 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Common blackbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hobbyfotowiki – CC0 1.0