---
title: "Kos"
description: "Turdus merula — Ptaki. The common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/eurasian-blackbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kos

> Turdus merula — Ptaki. The common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush.

- Scientific name: *Turdus merula*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- iNaturalist observations: 265040
- Wikidata: [Q25234](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25234)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12716](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12716)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Blackbird
- de: Amsel
- es: Mirlo común
- fr: Merle noir
- nl: Merel
- pt: Melro-preto
- pl: Kos

## Countries with the most observations

GB (31635), DE (27039), RU (23229), ES (18698), FR (14084), IT (13581), NZ (9745), PT (9251), AT (8030), AU (6811), CZ (5915), PL (4589)

## Summary

The common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush. It is also known as the Eurasian blackbird (especially in North America, to distinguish it from the unrelated New World blackbirds), or simply the blackbird. It breeds in Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. It has a number of subspecies across its large range; a few former Asian subspecies are now widely treated as separate species. Depending on latitude, the common blackbird may be resident, partially migratory, or fully migratory.
The adult male of the common blackbird (Turdus merula merula…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_blackbird

## Photo

![Kos](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-blackbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/311366441

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-blackbird?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).