Bird’s ID – Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
The red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North America and much of Central America. It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and Guatemala, with isolated populations in western El Salvador, northwestern Honduras, and northwestern Costa Rica. It may winter as far north as Pennsylvania and British Columbia, but northern populations are generally migratory, moving south to Mexico and the southern United States. Claims have been made that it is the most abundant living land bird in North America, as bird-counting censuses of wintering red-winged blackbirds sometimes show that loose flocks can number in excess of a million birds per flock and the full number of breeding pairs across North and Central America may exceed 250 million in peak years.
Top photo of the female RWB and bottom photo of the male counterpart.
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
The photo of the male in rain is just delightful. Somehow I’ve missed knowing how different the female is. I suppose it’s because the male’s so easy to spot — when they’re around, they get all the attention.
Thank you very much Linda! 🙂
Excellent photographs.
Thank you so much Susan! 🙂
Pretty captures, HJ! 🙂
Thank you Donna! 🙂
Nice photos, H. J. It took me a long time to correctly identify the females of this species. Comparing notes with some of my birding friends, this is not an uncommon experience.
It’s not uncommon in birds to be sexually dimorphic. Thank you Tanja! 🙂
Gorgeous photos, H.J.!
Thank you Lisa! 🙂
What ~~pretties~~! Art + Birds!
Thanks Urzre! 🙂
Great shots and information, H.J.! We have both males and females at the marsh, but I tend to notice the males more 🙂
It happens to most everyone because the male it’s more attractive when they are sexually dimorphic. Thank you for sharing Tiny! 🙂
Wonderful photos, as always, HJ!
Thank you very much Clare! 🙂
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