Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus) [XC796252]
by Ray Tsu \u8bf8\u4ec1 from Tianlin Community, Shanghai, China (begging call)
Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus) [XC712176]
by Ray Tsu \u8bf8\u4ec1 from Tianlin Community, Shanghai, China (call, imitation, song, mimicry\/imitation)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
sowerbyi Deignan, 1951 - Central China (Gansu south to western Sichuan). Non-breeding southern China and northern Indochina.
mandarinus Bonaparte, 1850 - Eastern China (eastern from eastern Sichuan and Guizhou). Non-breeding southern China, Hainan and northern Indochina.