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Eurasian
Blackbird: Sexing
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The
Normal cock is pure glossy black, with a brilliant yellow-orange
beak, eye ring. Black legs and feet. |
Hen
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The
Normal hen is a glossy dark oak to chocolate brown, with
obscure dark streaking or spotting on the breast. She has
an orange-brown beak, eye ring. Legs and feet are black-brown. |
Juvenile
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The
juvenile is very similar to the hen, but the plumage is
light to dark oak, with light/dark mottling throughout the
plumage and a dull, fluffy appearence - not glossy as in
the adult hen. Also the She beak and eye ring are dark black
brown, legs and feet are pinkish-grey-brown. |
Colour
Mutations
To
sex colour mutations, look at the beak and eye ring colour - cocks
will be bright yellow-orange and hens brownish orange.
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