Western European Blackbird: S5, Immature Male

Western European Blackbird (Turdus merula ssp merula)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)

Order:

Perching Birds (Passeriformes)

Family:

Thrush (Turdidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Western European Blackbird (Turdus merula ssp merula)

This Photo:

🔍S5, Immature Male🔎

Other names:

Common Blackbird or Eurasian Blackbird

Thank you Tony and Jenny Dominelli & Paul Tavares for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Flinders Ranges, Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
Females are actually brown, only the males are black; with striking orange beaks & legs.
The nest was on the ground under ground-cover (ivy). The eggs were ~30mm long.

This species is classed as

If (Foreign Introduction)

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