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Common Blackbird
Turdus merula (Common Blackbird · クロウタドリ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its average weight of 102 g is slightly lighter than two chicken eggs (about 60 g each) (Comparison).
- 💡 According to ADW, it visits bird feeders in urban parks, adding interest for birdwatchers, and has also served as a model organism in studies of human disturbance.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Common Blackbird is a bird in the thrush family in which males are all black and females are mostly brown. It is most commonly seen in urban settings such as gardens and parks, as well as hedged farmlands and woodlands.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Males have a bright yellow or orange bill and a bright yellow ring around each eye, whereas the female's bill is brown to dark brown. Its average weight is about 102 g.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It eats energy-rich fruits such as hawthorn berries and seeds, along with beetles, caterpillars, grasshoppers, snails, spiders, and earthworms. Once a male claims a nesting territory, he lowers his head and charges at rivals to chase them away.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2024) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103888106/264548442
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 264548442
- • wikidata.org — Q25234
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Amselmännchen der Unterart T. m. azorensis auf Terceira
- • animaldiversity.org — Turdus merula
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Anthony Caravaggi · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.