Chookie writes:
It seems that they are /Turdus merula/

Next time I have a problem, I can refer to them as little turduses, and nobody
can object!

Indeed, and the audience would be right there with you!

To take it even further, you'd slay them if you threw a bbq and invited
the whole neighbourhood over to an unforgettable feast of char-grilled
marinated buffalo, Bufo marinus.
--
John Savage (for email, replace "ks" with "k" and delete "n")