Common blackbird vs Comoro thrush
The common blackbird is heavier: 102.7 g against 63.3 g for the comoro thrush, about 62% more.
Photo: Kahvilokki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J G Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a common blackbird and a comoro thrush?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The common blackbird is heavier: 102.7 g against 63.3 g for the comoro thrush, about 62% more.
- Both belong to the genus Turdus, so they are close relatives.
- The common blackbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the comoro thrush is Near Threatened.
Side by side
| Common blackbird | Comoro thrush | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Turdus merula | Turdus bewsheri |
| Family | Turdidae | Turdidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 97.5 g – 102.7 g | 63.3 g – 71.5 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 21.1 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | fruits | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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