Red-breasted Blackbird

The Red-breasted Blackbird breeds from southwestern Costa Rica, which it has recently colonised, and Trinidad, south to northeastern Peru and central Brazil.

The Red-breasted Blackbird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Red-breasted Blackbird, Sturnella militaris, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. Despite its name and colouration, it is in the same genus as the meadowlarks, and is less closely related to the Red-winged Blackbird group. It is unrelated to the European Blackbird, which is a thrush. The Red-breasted Blackbird breeds from southwestern Costa Rica, which it has recently colonised, and Trinidad, south to northeastern Peru and central Brazil. More

Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris = Described by: Linnaeus (1758) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): Leistes militaris Photographs Roraima, Brazil - Jul, 2001 More

Female Red-breasted Blackbird is longer billed, smaller, and shorter winged than White-browed, with more red and less streaking on the underparts. This gregarious bird feeds mainly on insects and some seeds, including rice, and forages on the ground like a Bobolink. The White-browed Blackbird has benefited from the more open habitat created by forest clearance and ranching, and is extending its range. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Sturnella superciliaris. More

The name Red-breasted Blackbird has also sometimes been used (incorrectly) for Pampas Meadowlark. Habitat - The males can be seen and heard singing on large wet fields with long grass or on cemeteries, ricefields and on the grass savannas. Behaviour - As with many birds in this family (for instance the caciques and oropendolas) the males can have more then one female. More

Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Least Concern Justification This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). More

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Red-breasted Blackbird of Pluma Egg Laid on: Feb 09, 2010 Hatched on: Feb 13, 2010 Grew up on: Feb 17, 2010 Overall Views: 5702 Unique Views: 1614 Clicks: 19 Gender: Female Mother: Argoniah Father: Lilithis View Lineage Dragons are creatures with nearly unlimited life spans. More

Red-breasted Blackbird in Ecuador = "Cock-of-the-Rock" trip with Naturetrek 6 to 15 November 2009 All photographs copyright Paul Gale Bird Photography Birds of Ecuador GalleryOfBirds Home More

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Red-breasted Blackbird, Sturnella militaris Icteridae (TROUPIALS & ALLIES) Red-breasted Blackbird, Sturnella militaris This photo was taken in: Trinidad and Tobago This photo was taken with: Cannon EOS 650 with Sigma 170/500mm lens. More