common blackbird, Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula) Author Cornelius Nozeman (1720–1786) Christiaan Andreas Sepp
Jan Christiaan Sepp (1739–1811) Martinus Houttuyn (1720–1798)
Title
Nederlands: Merel uit Nederlandsche vogelen; volgens hunne huishouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven
English: Common blackbird (On top female; below male) from Nederlandsche vogelen (Dutch birds) by Nozeman and Sepp (1770-1829)
Español: Mirlo común
Description
English: Plate 10 from the Nederlandsche vogelen by Nozeman and Sepp.
Español: Mirlo común (Turdus merula) con nido; macho (abajo), hembra (arriba). Grabado 10, publicado en Nederlandsche vogelen (Aves neerlandeses) (1770-1829) por Cornelius Nozeman y Christiaan Sepp.
Nederlands: Plaat 10 uit de Nederlandsche vogelen door Nozeman en Sepp.
Date between 1770 and 1829
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nederlandsche_vogelen_(KB)_-_Turdus_merula_(016f).jpg
The common blackbird or Eurasian blackbird or simply blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush. It breeds in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The common blackbird was described by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1758 as Turdus merula (characterised as T. ater, rostro palpebrisque fulvis). The binomial name derives from two Latin words, turdus, "thrush", and merula, "blackbird", the latter giving rise to its French name, merle, and its Scots name, merl.
