Rusty Blackbird Photo Gallery
Breeding male
Medium-sized blackbird with a slender, slightly curved bill. Breeding males are dark glossy black with a greenish sheen.
© Daniel Jauvin | Macaulay LibraryQuebec, May 12, 2017Female
Medium-sized blackbird with a slender, slightly curved bill. Females are brownish to rusty colored with pale eyes, and a pale eyebrow that contrasts with darker feathers around the eye.
© John Sutton | Macaulay LibraryVermont, October 30, 2016Breeding male
Song consists of two or three notes, followed by a higher, rising note, like the creak of rusty hinges.
© Benjamin Clock | Macaulay LibraryAlaska, May 27, 2009Not all videos have soundNonbreeding male
Nonbreeding males are dark brown overall with rusty edging on the feathers, a pale eye, and a pale eyebrow.
© Brian Sullivan | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, October 28, 2013Nonbreeding male
Some nonbreeding males have more extensive rusty tipped feathers than others.
© Nathan Stouffer | Macaulay LibraryMichigan, January 16, 2016Breeding male
Medium-sized blackbird with a slender, slightly curved bill. Breeding males are dark glossy black with a greenish sheen.
© Michelle Martin | Macaulay LibraryOntario, April 25, 2015Habitat
Found in wet areas, including flooded woods, swamps, marshes, and the edges of ponds.
© Tim Lenz | Macaulay LibraryNew York, October 27, 2013Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Troupials and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Icteridae)
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