Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus carolinus

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Blackbirds and Orioles (Icteridae)

Code 4

RUBL

Code 6

EUPCAR

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger, All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark in hatchlings, becoming light yellow; Deep yellow at maturity.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Black with faint iridescent green.
Forehead Color: Black with faint iridescent green.
Nape Color: Black with faint iridescent green.
Throat Color: Black with faint iridescent green.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 21-25 cm (8.25-9.75 in)
Weight: 65 g (2.3 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Black, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: Black with dull blue-green sheen.
Upperparts: Black with dull blue-green sheen.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Strong direct flight with deep rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 33-38 cm (13-15 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Black with dull blue-green sheen.
Under Tail: Black
Leg Color: Black

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