Brewer's Blackbird

23 cm (9") Common western blackbird. Open areas; fields, farms, parks, roadsides.

Yellow eyes. Forages in large flocks with other blackbirds.

Male: black year-round with purplish sheen on head and green tint on body.  Similar Rusty Blackbird may in good light show a greenish sheen on head and has a longer bill.

Female: grayish brown with dark eyes. Similar Rusty Blackbird has a light eye and a longer bill.

Song: harsh wheezy creaking gurgles and whistles; call is "camera shutter" cluck.

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Credit: Lip Kee Yap

Credit: Ken Schneider

Credit: Len Blumin

Credit: Linda Tanner

Distribution Maps

Brewer's Blackbird winter distribution map

Brewer's Blackbird distribution map