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Common Blackbird

Turdus merula

Description:

The adult male has glossy black plumage, blackish-brown legs, a yellow eye-ring and an orange-yellow bill.The adult female is sooty-brown with a dull yellowish-brownish bill, a brownish-white throat and some weak mottling on the breast. The juvenile is similar to the female, but has pale spots on the upperparts, and the very young juvenile also has a speckled breast. the Common Blackbird has a preference for deciduous trees with dense undergrowth. However, gardens provide the best breeding habitat with up to 7.3 pairs per hectare (nearly three pairs per acre)

Habitat:

The Common Blackbird breeds in temperate Eurasia, North Africa, the Canary Islands, and South Asia. The Common Blackbird has a preference for deciduous trees with dense undergrowth. However, gardens provide the best breeding habitat with up to 7.3 pairs per hectare (nearly three pairs per acre)

Notes:

this young common blackbird, fell down from the nest

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Calpe/Calp, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Lat: 38.64, Long: 0.05

Spotted on Jul 15, 2012
Submitted on Jul 30, 2012

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