The Indian Blackbird sings from foothill forests, forest edges, and orchards.
It has a bright orange bill and a small orange patch of bare skin around the eye. Plumage varies across the range: central Indian birds have a brown body with a black head and wings, Sri Lankan birds are darker, and males are slightly darker than females.
It sings from foothill forests, forest edges, and orchards, and winters at lower elevations. It may come closer to people in winter but is typically not found in the centres of cities.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.