Blackbird  (Turdus merula)

Species information

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Authentication

Information authenticated by the RSPB:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (Nov 2002): http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Mullarney, K., Svensson, L., Zetterstrom, D., & Grant, P.J. (1999) Collins Bird Guide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London.
  3. RSPB (2003) The population status of birds in the UK: http://www.rspb.org.uk//Images/5_20625.pdf
  4. Gooder, J. (1982) Collins British Birds. William Collins Sons and Co Ltd, London.
  5. Lack, P. (1986) The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland. T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd, Calton.
  6. JNCC Breeding Birds in the Wider Countryside (Nov 2002): http://www.bto.org/birdtrends/wcrblabi.htm
  7. Greenoak, F. (1979) All the birds of the air; the names, lore and literature of British birds. Book Club Associates, London.
  8. Walters, M (1994) Eyewitness Handbooks: Birds Eggs. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  9. RSPB (2003): Pers. comm.
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