Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small, obligate brood parasitic icterid native to temperate and subtropical North America. It is a permanent resident in the southern parts of its range; northern birds migrate to the southern United States and Mexico in winter, returning to their summer habitat around March or April.
The adult male of the common blackbird (Turdus merula merula, the nominate subspecies), which is found throughout most of Europe, is all black except for a yellow eye-ring and bill and has a rich, melodious song; the adult female and juvenile have mainly dark brown plumage. This species breeds in woods and gardens, building a neat, cup-shaped ...
The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Massachusetts. This list of birds of Massachusetts includes species documented in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and accepted by the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC). As of July 2023, there are 516 species included in the official list. Of them, 194 are on the review list (see below), six have been introduced to North America, three ...
Bronze-brown cowbird: Molothrus armenti Cabanis, 1851: 75 Brown-headed cowbird: Molothrus ater (Boddaert, 1783) 76 Scrub blackbird: Dives warczewiczi (Cabanis, 1861) 77 Melodious blackbird: Dives dives (Deppe, 1830) 78 Cuban blackbird: Ptiloxena atroviolacea (d'Orbigny, 1839) 79 Rusty blackbird: Euphagus carolinus (Müller, PLS, 1776) 80 Brewer ...
The female is brownish-grey with slight hints of the male's iridescence. The female's eye is dark brown, while the male's is bright yellow. Overall, they resemble the eastern member of the same genus, the rusty blackbird; Brewer's blackbird, however, has a shorter bill and the male's head is iridescent purple. [2]
Red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus; Shiny cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis (R) Brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater; Rusty blackbird, Euphagus carolinus; Brewer's blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus (R) Boat-tailed grackle, Quiscalus major (R) Great-tailed grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus (R) Common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged blackbird Brown-headed cowbird. Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae. The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles.
Yellow-headed blackbird Brown-headed cowbird. Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae. The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by ...