Agelaius phoeniceus
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Common Name: Red-winged Blackbird
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Chordata |
| Class: Aves |
| Order: Passeriformes |
| Family: Icteridae |
| Genus: Agelaius |
| Species: Agelaius phoeniceus |
Conservation Status
Identifying Features
Adults are 9" long with a 13" wingspan. Their beaks are long and thick.
Male red-winged blackbirds are sleek black with a red shoulder and yellow patch underneith the red. Females are a speckled brown color.
Habitat & Range
Red-winged blackbirds live in marshes and wet areas.
Their year-round range reaches through most of the United States while their breeding range reaches up through much of Canada.
Behavior
They feed off of seeds and invertebrates.
Their call is a “konk-o-reeee”.
Featured image by James Dake.
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