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Of the 103 New World Blackbirds, there are 25 species spotted in North America, including Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Grackles, and Bobolinks.
The common blackbird ( Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush. It is also called the Eurasian blackbird (especially in North America, to distinguish it from the unrelated New World blackbirds ), [2] or simply the blackbird where this does not lead to confusion with a similar-looking local species.
A bird to be seen in the full sun, the male Brewer’s Blackbird is a glossy, almost liquid combination of black, midnight blue, and metallic green. Females are a staid brown, without the male’s bright eye or the female Red-winged Blackbird’s streaks.
Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities. There are five species of the blackbirds in North America, the Red-winged Blackbird and the Rusty Blackbird are the only two that may be seen in eastern North America, while the Brewer's Blackbird, Yellow ...
A stocky, broad-shouldered blackbird with a slender, conical bill and a medium-length tail. Red-winged Blackbirds often show a hump-backed silhouette while perched; males often sit with tail slightly flared.
Browse North American birds by shape—helpful if you don’t know exactly which type of bird you’ve seen.
Blackbirds are attractive, heavyset birds with well-developed legs and large eyes. Males are easily recognisable as jet-black birds with bright orange bills and a thin but distinct orange ring around each eye. Female Blackbirds are grey-brown, unlike their male counterparts.
Learn the 16 different types of BLACKBIRDS found in the United States, and how to identify them. How many of these species have YOU seen?
Male Blackbirds are black with a bright orange-yellow beak and yellow eye-ring. Females are brown often with spots and streaks on their breasts and brown beak. The Blackbird is one of the most common UK birds and one of the most striking.
A familiar bird to many, the blackbird can be found in a variety of habitats. Find out more in our expert guide by the British Trust for Ornithology.
