Breeding male © Daniel Jauvin eBird S36761210 Macaulay Library ML 57760971
Female © John Sutton
Nonbreeding male © Brian Sullivan
Nonbreeding male © Nathan Stouffer
Breeding male © Michelle Martin
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Habitat © Tim Lenz

Rđasti američki kos Euphagus carolinus

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Identification

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Rusty edges to feathers and pale eyebrow in winter contrast with blackish feather bases. Breeding males are glossy black. Shorter tail than Common Grackle. Thinner bill than Red-winged Blackbird. Found in wooded swamps. Often in flocks; frequently mixes with Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackle in winter. Look for flocks perched at tops of trees bordering marshes and listen for their calls to help pick them out from large flocks of blackbirds.

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