Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Perching
Length: 10 in. (24 cm )
This beautiful species nests in marshes and eats insects and emerging aquatic larvae. The nest is woven from aquatic vegetation and attached to reeds. During the winter it forms huge flocks, often together with Red-winged Blackbirds, grackles and cowbirds. These flocks roost in trees and marshy areas and fly out each morning to agricultural fields and feed lots to eat seeds.
The four-digit banding code is YHBL.
Male |
Female |
Agricultural
Marsh / swamp
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/yellow-headed-blackbird
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:38). Yellow-headed Blackbird. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/yellow-headed-blackbird
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Yellow-headed Blackbird". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/yellow-headed-blackbird
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Yellow-headed Blackbird". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/yellow-headed-blackbird
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