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Adult Description
- Medium-sized songbird.
- Medium-long tail.
- Bill pointed.
- Male entirely shiny black.
- Female dull gray-brown.
Male Description
Entirely glossy blue-black or purplish black. Wings and tail glossy greenish blue.Female Description
Dull grayish brown above, paler below. Bill blackish gray. Eyes dark. Legs blackish.Immature Description
Similar to female, but with faint streaks on chest.Relative Size

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- Both Sexes
- Length: 7.1 in (18 cm)
- Weight: 1.1-1.4 oz (31-40 g)