British Population Size:
Summer:
First Record:
Conservation Status: GREEN
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern: GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Also common in:
And found in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Migration routes: ringing recoveries
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European Population Size:
Summer: Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WCA(III), WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
3.86 ± 0.75 (2 - 7) N = 3254
Incubation:
12.97 ± 1.34 (10.5 - 15.5) N = 3254
by the:
Female
Fledging:
14.64 ± 1.54 (12 - 17) N = 3892
as:
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
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Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
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Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
130.9 ± 4.4
Range
110.0 - 151.0 mm, (N = 81803)
Juvenile:
128.8 ± 3.9
Range
109.0 - 150.0 mm, (N = 125929)
Male:
132.9 ± 3.9
Range
110.0 - 151.0 mm, (N = 42493)
Female:
128.6 ± 3.8
Range
110.0 - 149.0 mm, (N = 39130)
Weight
Adult:
101.8 ± 12.09
Range
59.60 - 141.2 g , (N =65475)
Juvenile:
94.9 ± 8.0
Range
57.6 - 140.0 . , (N =107154)
Male:
102.5 ± 12.56
Range
62.00 - 141.2 g , (N =33791)
Female:
101.0 ± 11.54
Range
59.60 - 141.2 g , (N =31528)
Seasonal:
Summer 95.14 ± 6.67 (N = 31196)
Autumn 97.64 ± 7.91 (N = 29136)
Winter 106.9 ± 10.96 (N = 82428)
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Common Blackbird
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish: Solsort
Dutch:
Finnish:
French:
German:
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish: Lon Dubh
Italian:
Norwegian:
Polish:
Portuguese:
Spanish: Mirlo común
Swedish:
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Snow, D.W. 1958 A study of blackbirds George Allen Unwin Ltd, London
[598.911 SNO]
Snow, D.W. 1987 The Blackbird Shire Publications, Princes Risborough
[Jour: S]
Hillstead, A.F.C. 1945 The Blackbird Faber & Faber, London
[598.911 HIL]
See Also:
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Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Order:
Passeriformes
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