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Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus carolinusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Blackbirds and Orioles (Icteridae)
Rusty Blackbird Breeding Adult Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Dagger, All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Dark in hatchlings, becoming light yellow; Deep yellow at maturity.
  • Head Pattern: Plain
  • Crown Color: Black with faint iridescent green.
  • Forehead Color: Black with faint iridescent green.
  • Nape Color: Black with faint iridescent green.
  • Throat Color: Black with faint iridescent green.
  • Cere color: No Data
Rusty Blackbird Breeding Adult Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 21-25 cm (8.25-9.75 in)
  • Weight: 65 g (2.3 oz)
  • Size: Size 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
  • Color: Black
  • Underparts: Black with dull blue-green sheen.
  • Upperparts: Black with dull blue-green sheen.
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Rusty Blackbird Breeding Adult Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Strong direct flight with deep rapid wing beats.
  • Wingspan Range: 33-38 cm (13-15 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Squared Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Black with dull blue-green sheen.
  • Under Tail: Black
  • Leg Color: Black
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Family Orioles and Blackbirds (Icteridae)_blue
Species Euphagus carolinus
Length8.25 - 9.75 Inches
Wingspan14 Inches

Rusty Blackbird

Rusty Blackbird: Medium blackbird, black overall with a dull, blue-green sheen, yellow eyes. Forages on ground of wet woodlands and fields, wades in marshes or small pools of water. Feeds on insects, caterpillars, snails, crustaceans, small fish, salamanders, fruits, grains and seeds.

● Song: "koo-a-lee-m-eek, koo-a-lee-eek", "chuck"

● Foraging & Feeding: Rusty Blackbird: Feeds on insects, snails, small fish, waste grain, and seeds; walks on the ground while foraging.

● Breeding & nesting: Rusty Blackbird: Four to five pale blue-green eggs with brown and gray splotches are laid in a bulky nest woven from twigs and lichens with an inner cup of mud and grass. Eggs are incubated for 14 days by the female.

● Similar species: Rusty Blackbird: Brewer's Blackbird has whiter eyes and glossier plumage; female has dark eyes.

Flight Pattern

Strong direct flight with deep rapid wing beats.
Rusty Blackbird Breeding Adult Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Rusty Blackbird: Breeds from Alaska across northern Canada to southern Canada, northern New York, and northern New England. Spends winters from southeastern South Dakota and southern New England south to the Gulf Coast. Preferred habitats include beaver ponds, roadsides, landfills, wet meadows, and shrubby shorelines.
BreedingMonogamous, Pairs
PopulationFairly common
MigrationMigratory
Weight2.3 Ounces