Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird - Spec. Name: Agelaius Phoeniceus

The Red-Winged Blackbird is one of the most abundant birds across North Amarica.

Red-winged Blackbird (M)

Stocky broad -shouldered blackbird with a conical bill and a medium size tail slightly flared.

Males are hard to mistake, they are glossy black body with red and yellow shoulder badges.

Females are streaked and dark brownish overall, pale on the breast and whitish eyebrows.

Their habitat: They live in salt water marshes, watercourses and wet roadsides as well as dry meadows. Practically live everywhere. Urban or rural areas.They love to stand on high places to observe and hang out.

These are parasitic blackbirds, laying their eggs in other birds nests to be cared and hatched. Many species destroy the eggs that are not their own.

Red-winged Blackbird (F)