Species Cards
Blackbird
Turdus merula
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Group: |
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Food chain : |
Omnivore |
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What it eats : |
Berries, (e.g. hawthorn, elder and ivy) seeds, earthworms and other invertebrates. |
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Eaten by: |
Sparrowhawk. Magpies eat eggs and chicks |
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Habitat: |
Woodland; Wildflower GrasslandWoodland; Wildflower Grassland |
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Description: |
Male is all black, with yellow bill. Female is brown. Has a beautiful song, and is one of the first birds to start the dawn chorus. Blackbirds use their long pointed beak to search for earthworms and other 'creepy crawlies' in the grass and leaf litter. |
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