BLACKBIRD

Photographed at Ambury, New Zealand, June 2017

(*   104)            BLACKBIRD             Turdus merula 

NEW ZEALAND                 5

European introduction now abundant. 25 cm. Found in forest, scrub, farmland with scattered trees or hedges, orchards, parks and gardens.

COMMON BLACKBIRD

104       COMMON BLACKBIRD          Turdus mercula

Australia     (104)

25-26 cm. Native to Europe and Asia, introduced into Melbourne in 1862, later in other cities. Range south of a line from Flinder's Range to Sydney, including Tasmania.

Photographed in England, January 2014

Photographed in England, January 2014