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.

INDIAN BLACKBIRD

Subspecies kinnisii, March 2017

1111            INDIAN BLACKBIRD           Turdus (merula) simillimus   

SRI LANKA             134

Found in forest and wooded areas. 25-28 cm. Uncommon to locally rather common breeding resident from mid to high hills of wet zone. 

GREY-WINGED BLACKBIRD

Photographed at Beeshazr Wetlands, Nepal, March 2017

1042                GREY-WINGED BLACKBIRD             Turdis boulboul

NEPAL                 130

Found in moist broadleaved forests, winters in open forest, clearings and edges. 28 cm. Fairly common resident.

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