Eurasian Blackbird, Turdus merula

Eurasian Blackbird, male, 12/26/09, Clissold Park, London, UK

The Eurasian Blackbird (four-and-twenty of which were once baked in a pie!) is a thrush, of the genus Turdus, a near cousin to the
American Robin. It is not closely related to the North American blackbirds, which join orioles and meadowlarks in the icteridae family.
 
Eurasian Blackbird, female, 12/28/09, Clissold Park, London, UK

Eurasian Blackbird, male, 5/6/11, Regent's Park, London

Eurasian Blackbird, female, 5/6/11, Regent's Park, London

Eurasian Blackbird, juvenile, 5/6/11, Regent's Park, London