Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Song Thrush Turdus philomelos | 24 |
| Redwing Turdus iliacus | 13 |
| Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus | 13 |
| Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus | 10 |
| Fieldfare Turdus pilaris | 6 |
Family
The thrushes are a passerine bird family, Turdidae, with a worldwide distribution. The family was once much larger before biologists reclassified the former subfamily Saxicolinae, which includes the chats and European robins, as Old World flycatchers. Thrushes are small to medium-sized ground living birds that feed on insects, other invertebrates, and fruit.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …