Publication Date
10-2024
Series Number
DPIRD-141
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
City
Perth
Abstract
The introduced common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a pest in eastern Australia. It damages commercial fruit crops and may compete with native birds. The species is prohibited in Western Australia and individuals found here are destroyed.
The Western Australian Organism List (WAOL) contains information on the area(s) in which this pest is declared and the control and keeping categories to which it has been assigned in Western Australia (WA). For more information, see our website at dpird.wa.gov.au.
Number of Pages
3
Keywords
Blackbird, Turdus merula, Pest, Biosecurity, Fruit crops, The Western Australian Organism List (WAOL), Orchards
Disciplines
Agricultural Education | Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Behavior and Ethology | Biosecurity | Horticulture | Ornithology
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2024), Blackbird. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Perth. Factsheet DPIRD-141.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_factsheets/64
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