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Red-Winged Blackbird
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| Length: |
7.5-9.5
inches |
Song: |
konk-la-ree |
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Wingspan: |
12-14.5 inches |
Behavior: |
gregarious |
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Weight: |
2.3
ounces |
Breeding: |
colonial |
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Habitat: |
freshwater swamps, marshes,
grassland w/ scattered trees, tropical lowland, lakes |
Population: |
Abundant to common in fields,
riparian thickets and scrub, freshwater and brackish marshes |
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Migration: |
Migratory |
Feeders: |
Will attend to breadcrumbs and
birdseed |
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Appearance: |
female-dusky tan face,
brown crown, broad dusky tan supercilium, brown upperparts with dark
streaks, dusky white underparts heavily streaked with brown, 2 thin tan
wing bars, dark brown postocular stripe, thin brown malar
mark, male-red shoulder patches with broad buff yellow distal
tips, black overall including wings and tail. |
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Interesting Facts:
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The red-winged blackbird is
aggressive when defending its territory. Is probably the most numerous
bird in North America. |
Compiled by
Austin, Middletown
Elementary School, Louisville, KY
Information from Birds of North America Smithsonian Handbook
By Fred J Alsop III, DK Publishing, Inc., 2001
Photos used
with permission
from National Fish and Wildlife Service –
http://images.fws.gov
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