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Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
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Length: 10 in. (24 cm )
This beautiful species nests in marshes and eats insects and emerging aquatic larvae. The nest is woven from aquatic vegetation and attached to reeds. During the winter it forms huge flocks, often together with Red-winged Blackbirds, grackles and cowbirds. These flocks roost in trees and marshy areas and fly out each morning to agricultural fields and feed lots to eat seeds.

The four-digit banding code is YHBL.

Male | Robert Shantz

Female | Robert Shantz



Agricultural

Marsh / swamp
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Bird Sound Type: Screeching
Sex of Bird: Male
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  • Article: Yellow-headed Blackbird
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: July 13, 2017
  • Date accessed: December 3, 2024
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/yellow-headed-blackbird

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Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Yellow-headed Blackbird. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved December 3, 2024 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/yellow-headed-blackbird

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Dr. Biology. "Yellow-headed Blackbird". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/yellow-headed-blackbird

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Dr. Biology. "Yellow-headed Blackbird". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 3 Dec 2024. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/yellow-headed-blackbird

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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