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Red-Winged Blackbird

Red-Winged Blackbird

The male Red-Winged Blackbird has vivid red shoulders that it can actually hide if it wants. The female Red-Winged Blackbird doesn't resemble the name at all since she has brown and white striping on her entire body.


Even though one Red-Winged Blackbird may have more than a dozen females in its territory, not all of the eggs in those nests belong to the Territorial male. Nearby males may be responsible for many of the eggs!

 

Appearance of the Red-Winged Blackbird

The Red-Winged Blackbird is a medium sized songbird reaching 7-9 inches in length and weighing between an ounce and 2 3/4 ounces.

 

The male Red-Winged Blackbird has vivid shiny black feathers with red and yellow patches on its shoulders. The male is capable of hiding its red shoulder if it wants.

 

The female Red-Winged Blackbird appears completely differently, with brown and white stripes throughout its pale brown body. Although it doesn't sound as spectacular as the male's coloring, it is excellent for camouflaging the female as she sits on her nest of eggs.


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Geography of the Red-Winged Blackbird

Found throughout North America, the range of the Red-Winged Blackbird is from Northern Canada southward throughout the United States and Mexico, extending into the northern countries of Central America.

 

Those living in the northern areas of Canada and the United States usually migrate to the southern part of the United States, Mexico and Central America.


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Local Environments of the Red-Winged Blackbird

Red-Winged Blackbirds live in many types of areas from wetlands to woodlands, open fields to meadows. Though they prefer the marshes and wetlands in the summer, they prefer agricultural lands and fields during the winter.

 

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