Common blackbird

Turdus merula · Turdidae

The common blackbird is a species of true thrush. It is also known as the Eurasian blackbird, or simply the blackbird. It breeds in Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

Where the Common blackbird lives

Recorded in France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Belgium and Finland (Europe and Oceania).

Introduced, not native, in Ashmore and Cartier Is. and New Zealand.

Most records fall in Västra Götaland, Midtjylland, Stockholm, Skåne, Hovedstaden and Sjaælland.

See the Common blackbird’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 13,537,565 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.