Species: Euphagus carolinus
Rusty Blackbird
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Icteridae
Genus
Euphagus
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Tordo Canadiense - quiscale rouilleux
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Perching Birds
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Passeriformes - Icteridae - Euphagus - blackbirds (Avery 1995).
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A medium-sized passerine.
Migration
false - false - true - Arrives in northern U.S. February-April (Terres 1980).
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
Eats insects and various other invertebrates, some small amphibians and fishes, seeds, grains, small fruits; forages on ground and in shallow water (Terres 1980).
Reproduction Comments
Clutch size is 4-5. Incubation, by female, lasts 14 days. Young are tended by both parents, leave nest at about 13 days.
Length
23
Weight
64
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2008-01-25
Global Status Last Changed
2003-09-16
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Breeding range extends from western and north-central Alaska to southern Keewatin and Labrador, south to central British Columbia, central Saskatchewan, northern shores of Lake Superior and Lake Huron, southeastern Ontario, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, northeastern New York, Massachusetts, and Nova Scotia (Avery 1995). During the nonbreeding season, this species ranges from southcoastal Alaska, southern Canada, and northern United States south to Texas, Gulf Coast, and northern Florida (but primarily in the southeastern United States) (Avery 1995).