Merle noir vs Merle à œil clair

Turdus merula compared with Turdus leucops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merle noir	Merle à œil clair
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order same	Passeriformes (passereaux)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family same	Turdidae	Turdidae
Genus same	Turdus	Turdus
Species	Turdus merula	Turdus leucops

Evolutionary Relationship

Merle noir and Merle à œil clair share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Turdus.

Conservation Status

Merle noir

LC — Least Concern

Merle à œil clair

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merle noir	Merle à œil clair
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merle noir

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Merle à œil clair

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Merle noir

Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway