What are the characteristics of blackbirds? Difference Between Blackbird and Crow

Common Chinese Wild Bird Calls (55): Blackbird.

BlackbirdThe differences with crows are as follows:

The difference between a blackbird and a crow is that the blackbird has a yellow beak and yellow eyes, is relatively small in size, and has a graceful call. Crow's beak.

All are black, and most breeds have large mouths, hoarse voices, and large bodies. Also, blackbirds are not completely black, and they are easy to distinguish from crows.

The blackbird is much more beautiful than the crow, the crow's beak is black, and the blackbird's beak is yellow, which is very easy to distinguish. The crow is bigger than the blackbird, the blackbird calls monotonously, the blackbird calls pleasantly, the crow is black all over, the blackbird has a yellow beak and yellow eyes, and the starling.

It is of the starling family, and the blackbird is of the thrush family, and there is still a difference between the two in terms of body shape, etc., and the blackbird is relatively short and fat.

It is not the same family as the crow, and it is also much smaller. The crow's call is unpleasant, but the blackbird's call is very tactful, and it is said to surpass that of the oriole.

and thrush, and it has a strong ability to imitate, so it also has a name called "hundred tongues". It is also the Kingdom of Sweden.

The national bird. Widely distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa, the blackbird is an omnivorous bird that eats many agricultural and forestry pests.

The blackbird is a very recognizable medium-sized finch that is often mistaken for a crow, but it is actually much smaller than a crow, similar to a common pigeon. In appearance, the blackbird is much more beautiful than the crow, the beak of the crow is black, and the beak of the blackbird is yellow, which is very easy to distinguish. If you observe for a long time, you will find that the birdbird song is very rich and graceful, and there are almost no birds in our country that can compare with it.

First, the distribution range is different1. Blackbird. The blackbird is found in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

2. Crows: Crows are removed from South America.

Outside of New Zealand and Antarctica, almost all over the world.

Second, the breeding period is different1. Blackbird: Blackbird begins to breed from March to July every year.

2. Crows: Crows breed from April to June.

3. Different habits1. Blackbird: It likes to move under the broad-leaved forest with moist and deciduous leaves, and often forages for fruits or invertebrates on the ground alone or in small groups. Miscellaneous diet, mainly animal food in spring and summer, such as earthworms.

Mole crickets, maggots, small snails, snails, crickets.

and other insects. Autumn and winter are dominated by plant-based foods, and the types of food vary depending on the habitat.

2. Crows: usually like to live in groups, and mostly nest in trees. They generally live in groups in the woods or fields, and the group is relatively strong, and the crows have a keen sense of smell. And it feeds mainly on the ground, and during the breeding period, it mainly feeds on small vertebrates, locusts.

Mole crickets, tortoise shells, and moth larvae.

It is a kind of slightly larger, black, yellow-billed and golden-eyed blackbird strolling on the lawn, many people do not know their names, often mistake them for crows or starlings, the English name is "black bird" black bird.

The blackbird is similar in appearance to the male and female, and the male is jet-black. The beak is yellow, and the eye circles are also yellow. The female has a darker body color than the male, showing a dark brown to brown color, the beak color is yellowish-brown, and the eye circles are not as pronounced as the male, while the body color of the blackbird that leaves the nest in early summer is brown, which is darker than the female, and there are even inconspicuous brown spots on the chest and abdomen.

Blackbirds are birds of the Old World, they are widely distributed throughout Eurasia and northern Africa, with diverse habitats, especially in cities, towns and other environments that accompany humans. Because the male blackbird is good at imitating a variety of songbird calls, in our country folk it has a common name for the image, known as the "hundred tongue bird", that is, it is described as good at imitation, it is because of its good at imitating characteristics, in the past, often catch and breed, listen to its call.

Historically, blackbirds were mainly distributed in southern China, but with the climate change factors in recent years, the blackbirds, which were relatively rare in the north, are now showing a more and more common trend, and even in some cities in northern China, they can be seen in winter. The reason is that in addition to the winter climate is higher than the historical one, the changes in the garden vegetation in the city also help them to survive a lot, and the fruits of many garden tree species provide food for southern bird species such as blackbirds and bald bulbuls to resist the northern winter**, and the food calorie supply allows it to live stably in the city, avoiding the southward migration in winter, and reducing the survival pressure and risk.

In summer, blackbirds like to nest on the branches of large trees, and when there is no environment for large trees, they can adapt to the situation, choosing to nest in the corners of building windowsills and in flower pots. The soil is moistened by the automatic sprinkler waterer in the parkland, and the moist-loving earthworm is very active, and the earthworm is the favorite food of the blackbird, and the animal protein provides plenty of food for the blackbird and the chicks**. Human cities provide them with the convenience of survival, and the north gradually becomes their new spreading ground.