Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Red-winged Blackbird
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1: Vertebrate
Sublevel 2: Bird
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Agelaius
Species: Agelaius phoeniceus
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations: None
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
NOTES
Considered an agricultural pest. May also be a nuisance and create health concerns when large numbers of birds roost in areas frequented by people (Dolbeer and Linz, 2016).
PHOTOS OF Agelaius phoeniceus
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-06-23
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2010-04-11
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2010-05-04
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Middlesex County, MA
Date: 2012-03-17
Juvenile, on the ground under a bird feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-03-19
REFERENCES
Dolbeer, R.A. and Linz, G.M. 2016. Blackbirds. Wildlife Damage Management Technical Series. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services. August 2016. Available from: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/reports/Wildlife%20Damage%20Management%20Technical%20Series/FINAL_Blackbirds_WDM%20Technical%20Series_Aug2016.pdf.