North American Bird Search Box
This search box can be used to find bird species using bird's english, french or latin name, or to identify bird by its 4 letter Alpha Code
Field Guide for all the Birds of North America
Red-winged Blackbird
4 Letter (english names) Alpha Code: RWBL (1)
Carouge à épaulettes
Agelaius phoeniceus
Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities
Life, Habitat & Pictures of North American Blackbirds
| B L | W W | W | Family | Latin Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.75" 22.2cm | 13" 33cm | 1.8oz 51g | Icteridae | Agelaius phoeniceus |
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The Red-winged Blackbird is probably the most abundant bird species seen in North America. Wherever one travels in the country, there seems to be one seen in every field or marsh. In the winter months in the southern US states, streams kilometers long of these blackbirds can be seen leaving and returning to their roosting areas, morning and night.
References to Other Bird Sites:
ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.