red-winged blackbirds

Epauletted cattail dwellers

Red-winged blackbirds is the plural of red-winged blackbird, a common North American bird.

Males are glossy black with distinctive red and yellow shoulder patches; females are streaky brown.

They favor marshes and wetlands, where males perch on cattails defending territory with their sharp conk-la-ree call.

The red-winged blackbirds returned to the pond in early March.

Opposites

bird family/type contrast

red-winged blackbirdsraptors

Carnivorous birds of prey

habitat association

red-winged blackbirdshouse sparrows

Small birds near buildings

sexual dimorphism/display

red-winged blackbirdscrows

Large black corvids

Family