14 May, 2010

Brewer's Blackbird



Scientific Name: Euphagus cyanocephalus

Population Estimate: 35M

Range / Habitat: Year-round in the American West. Winters in the southern US and into Mexico. Summers extending through the US up into Canada, excluding northeastern US. They favor open and semi-open areas, often near water. 

Field Notes: Males iridescent with black head and dark green elsewhere. Yellow eye, black bill, black legs. Common Crackle is larger, with reversed color pattern (green head, darker body), large bill, longer and wedge-shaped tail. Common Starling with black eye, yellow bill and pink legs. Rusty Blackbird is less iridescent with rufous pattern on black body.

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