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We call it a “Merel” in the Netherlands :) the black ones are males, females are brown.
The real name is a bit dull, it’s true
Lovely songs every morning and late afternoon.
Is it call a Blackbird in English or is it just a colour description ?
They are indeed called blackbirds.
It’s a good example of English being thunderously prosaic. In French they’re called merles. Even German sounds more romantic: Amsel.
Thank you for helping me improve my German as I improve in English (^_^)
Schwarzdrossel if you want to cleave closer to english, “black thrush”.
Koltrast in Swedish, meaning Coal thrush
Interesting, probably trast and drossel are distantly related words!
