Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Blackbirds and Orioles (Icteridae)

Code 4

BRBL

Code 6

EUPCYC

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger, All-purpose
Eye Color: Brown in fledglings. In males, changes to grayish white then yellow with age; Females brown, infrequently yellow.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Black with purple sheen.
Forehead Color: Black with purple sheen.
Nape Color: Black with purple sheen.
Throat Color: Black with purple sheen.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 22-26 cm (8.75-10.25 in)
Weight: 68 g (2.4 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Black, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: Black with blue-green sheen.
Upperparts: Black with blue-green sheen.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Strong direct flight with powerful rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 36-41 cm (14-16 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Black with blue-green sheen.
Under Tail: Black
Leg Color: Black

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