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 LC    Indian Blackbird* Id (Atlas):
    Turdus simillimus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Indian Blackbird (simillimus), Black-capped Blackbird (nigropileus), Sri Lanka Blackbird (kinnisii)

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
19 - 22 cm

First Described (Guide)
Jerdon, 1839

Range (Guide)
India, Sri Lanka.
 
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

 
Indian Blackbird (Turdus simillimus) [XC520393]
     by id from Nr Wilson's Point, Mahabaleshwar, Satara, Maharashtra, India (song)

 
Indian Blackbird (Turdus simillimus) [XC574147]
     by Rajgopal Patil from Sholur, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India (song)

Subspecies
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

  • nigropileus (Lafresnaye, 1840)   -  Western Ghats (Gujarat to Mysore) and Nilgiri Plateau of southern central India.
  • simillimus Jerdon, 1839   -  India, Sri Lanka.
  • bourdilloni (Seebohm, 1881)   -  South-western India (Kerala).
  • kinnisii (Blyth, 1851)   -  Hills of Sri Lanka.
  • spencei Whistler & Kinnear, 1932   -  Eastern Ghats (Madhya Pradesh to Seshachalam Hills) of eastern India.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Indian Blackbird (Turdus simillimus) - 10 files


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