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Chunky with a conical bill. Males are glossy black overall.

Medium-sized bird with a conical, sharply pointed bill. Females are tan overall with a faint paler eyebrow.

Note the fairly long, thick-based bill that comes to a sharp point, characteristic of cowbirds.

Juveniles are dull brown with a streaky belly.

Song is a bubbling purring, followed by an ascending series of short, high notes.

Chunky bird with a conical bill. Females are tan overall and have little to no streaking on the belly.

Often feeds in mixed flocks of other blackbirds on the ground or in trees and shrubs.

Found in open or semiopen habitats, especially agricultural areas with patches of trees and shrubs.

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