JayFeatherPL
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Hi! Apart from the typical blackbird's calls "plik-plik-plik-plik..." or "chack-chack-chack..." they also make a deep "yup" call. Sometimes I can hear this call in the morning, but it's quite rare and it's not often heard. Do you know when and why do blackbirds utter that call? Because it's definitely rarer than the other blackbirds' calls. And by the way this "yup" call is quite similar to the white-backed woodpecker's call. This woodpecker also makes a deep, low and 'thick' "yup" call. In the old forests with coarse woody debris, where white-backed woodpeckers live, blackbirds can also exist, so you can hear both these call at the same time and in the same place. Do you know how to tell these two calls apart? Thank you in advance for the answers! Below, there are links to this "yup" call (from xeno-canto).
Blackbird's "yup" call:
XC808693 Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
XC893472 Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
White-backed woodpecker's "yup" call:
xeno-canto.org
xeno-canto.org
Blackbird's "yup" call:
XC808693 Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
XC893472 Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
White-backed woodpecker's "yup" call:
XC833673 White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)

XC623111 White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
A single bird calling and pecking.

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