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Common Blackbird

species of thrush
Taxon taxon Q25234
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Summary

Common Blackbird is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.096% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,837 views/month, #188 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Garden Animal of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Turdus[6]
  • Taxon name: Turdus merula[7]
  • Commons category: Turdus merula[8]
  • Commons gallery: Turdus merula[9]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[10], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[11]
  • Has characteristic: oviparity[12]
  • Short name: T. merula[13]
  • Taxon common name: Common Blackbird[14], Amsel[15], Merle noir[16], Mirlo común[17], Merel[18], Merlo[19], Solsort[20], Svarttrost[21], Чёрный дрозд[22], merla comuna[23], kos černý[24], musträstas[25], mustarastas[26], fekete rigó[27]

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Identifiers

Common Blackbird's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9187[28]. Common Blackbird's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510215[29]. Common Blackbird's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2490719[30]. Common Blackbird's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179757[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Common Blackbird include Kosovo[32], a region[33], in Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes[34].

Why It Matters

Common Blackbird has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Kosovo[32], a region[33], in Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes[34].

FAQs

What awards did Common Blackbird receive?

Honors received include Garden Animal of the Year[3].

Related Entities

Poland

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 3d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 128
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'ban', 'be', 'be_x_ol
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Taxon range map image: Turdus merula distribution map.png"
  2. 4w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14880 → 68751
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  3. 5w ago · Looniverse · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fürthwiki article id → 25178
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fürthwiki article id: 25178, Adding FürthWiki Ids"
  4. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'unit': 'Q17147', 'amount': '+4'}
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  5. 8w ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'unit': 'Q17147', 'amount': '+4'}
    Salzburgwiki id → 45797
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Litter size: 4±1 egg"
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