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Turdus merula
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)
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)
this young common blackbird, fell down from the nest
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