Red-winged Blackbird

“Agelaeus phoeniceus. Blackbird. marsh Blackbird. Red-winged Blackbird. Red-and-buff-shouldered marsh Blackbird. Male: Lesser wing-coverts scarlet, like arterial blood, broadly bordered by brownish-yellow, or brownish-white, the middle row of coverts being entirely of this color; sometimes the greater row, likewise, are mostly similar, producing a patch on the wing nearly as large as the red one; occasionally, there are traces of red on the edge of the wing and below; in some specimen the bordering is almost pure white, instead of buff.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

migratory birds, birds, blackbird, ornithology, Agelaius phoeniceus, North American birds, omnivorous birds, passerine birds, ground forager, Agelaeus phoeniceus, Marsh Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Red-and-buff-shouldered marsh Blackbird, polygynous birds

Galleries

Birds: A-B

Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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