Common blackbird

(Turdus merula)

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Males are defined by their bright orange-yellow beak and eye-ring.

Females have a dark brown body, darker than the thrush and with streaks rather than spots on the breast.

Diet: Insects, worms, fruit, berries

Origin: Native

UK conservation status: Green

IUCN conservation status: Least Concern

References

1 Anon (n.d.) ‘blackbird photo’. [online] Available from: https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/44584641/1800 (Accessed 24 May 2020)

2 Anon (n.d.) ‘Blackbird (female) photo’. [online] Available from: https://www.british-garden-birds.com/Blackbird_24535.jpg (Accessed 24 May 2020)

3 Anon (n.d.) ‘Blackbirds | Facts about Male & Female Blackbirds - The RSPB’. [online] Available from: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/blackbird/ (Accessed 24 May 2020)

4 Anon (n.d.) ‘Blackbird (Turdus merula) - British Birds - Woodland Trust’. [online] Available from: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/blackbird/ (Accessed 24 May 2020)

5 IUCN (n.d.) ‘Turdus merula (Eurasian Blackbird)’. [online] Available from: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103888106/60192005 (Accessed 24 May 2020)