Bird
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula · Turdidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJan · Apr–Maymost records
Records13,547,139in 72 countries
Most seen inFrance2,061,173 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Eurasian Blackbird in brief
The eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula) is a bird of the Turdidae family — species of thrush.
Across the 72 countries we cover it has 13,547,139 published records, most of them from France, the United Kingdom and Sweden. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, April and May.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
France2,061,173 records · best May, Apr
United Kingdom1,628,207 records · best May, Apr
Sweden1,418,344 records · best May, Jan
Netherlands1,366,626 records · best May, Apr
Spain1,210,494 records · best May, Apr
Germany913,617 records · best May, Jan
Norway722,232 records · best Jan, Apr
Australia715,215 records · best Oct, Nov
Denmark688,683 records · best May, Apr
Portugal464,099 records · best May, Apr
Belgium408,352 records · best May, Apr
New Zealand388,860 records · best Nov, Dec
Finland308,600 records · best Jun, May
Italy178,277 records · best Jan, Dec
Czechia125,322 records · best May, Apr
Poland111,437 records · best May, Apr
Austria82,428 records · best May, Jun
Israel76,107 records · best Apr, Mar
Switzerland71,958 records · best Apr, May
Ireland69,132 records · best May, Apr
Russia64,290 records · best May, Apr
Estonia58,874 records · best May, Apr
Türkiye55,313 records · best May, Apr
Bulgaria38,153 records · best May, Jun
Luxembourg37,683 records · best May, Apr
Greece37,202 records · best May, Apr
Hungary27,456 records · best May, Apr
Iceland24,842 records · best Oct, Jun
Croatia22,103 records · best May, Apr
Morocco21,911 records · best Mar, Apr
Ukraine20,928 records · best Apr, May
Slovakia18,155 records · best May, Apr
Serbia12,976 records · best May, Apr
Slovenia11,503 records · best May, Apr
Romania10,976 records · best May, Apr
Georgia8,984 records · best May, Apr
Lithuania8,363 records · best May, Apr
Palestine6,832 records · best Mar, Apr
Belarus5,906 records · best May, Apr
Iran5,371 records · best May, Dec
Latvia5,234 records · best May, Jun
Armenia2,736 records · best May, Apr
Kazakhstan2,659 records · best May, Jun
Azerbaijan2,572 records · best May, Apr
Jordan2,482 records · best Apr, Mar
Kyrgyzstan2,399 records · best Jul, May
Lebanon2,132 records · best Apr, May
Montenegro1,918 records · best Apr, May
Tajikistan1,910 records · best May, Apr
North Macedonia1,866 records · best May, Jun
Cyprus1,800 records · best Apr, Jan
Algeria1,706 records · best May, Mar
Moldova1,678 records · best May, Apr
Andorra1,673 records · best Jul, May
Tunisia1,607 records · best Apr, Feb
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,152 records · best Jun, May
Albania1,106 records · best May, Jun
Uzbekistan944 records · best May, Apr
Iraq436 records · best May, Apr
Liechtenstein391 records · best Jun, Jul
Egypt361 records · best Apr, Nov
Kuwait296 records · best Nov, Dec
Kosovo292 records · best Mar, Jun
Monaco251 records · best Jun, May
Vatican City134 records · best May, Jun
San Marino128 records · best May, Jun
Syria77 records · best Apr, Oct
Malta72 records · best Jan, Nov
Turkmenistan58 records · best May, Dec
Libya56 records · best Nov, Oct
Afghanistan28 records · best Jul, Oct
Cape Verde1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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