Common blackbird vs Mountain thrush
The common blackbird is heavier: 102.7 g against 86.3 g for the mountain thrush, about 19% more.
Photo: Kahvilokki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dan Vickers · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a common blackbird and a mountain thrush?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The common blackbird is heavier: 102.7 g against 86.3 g for the mountain thrush, about 19% more.
- Both belong to the genus Turdus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Common blackbird | Mountain thrush | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Turdus merula | Turdus plebejus |
| Family | Turdidae | Turdidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 97.5 g – 102.7 g | 81 g – 92 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 21.1 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | fruits | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 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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