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The Common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a bird found in France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and 5 more countries. Gardens, parks and woods across Europe. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Common blackbird lives

Gardens, parks and woods across Europe.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs50%
• 🍎 Fruit20%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
• 🐾 Small animals10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by SWIFT Olivier (CC BY-NC 4.0), xeno-canto XC1156515. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Common blackbird

Where does the Common blackbird live?

The Common blackbird lives in France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and 5 more countries. Gardens, parks and woods across Europe.

What does the Common blackbird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), small animals (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Common blackbird endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

• Northern wheatear
• Common redstart
• Barnacle goose
• Stock dove
• Tree pipit
• Cetti's warbler

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.