ORIOLES AND BLACKBIRDS   -   ICTERIDAE   -   PART II

Red-bellied Grackle Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster RNA Arrierito Antioqueño, Anorí, Antioquia department, Colombia. A fantastic bird endemic to the Colombian Andes. These poor pictures don't do it justice; if you ever a get a chance to go see this bird, take it! These curious birds go around in small, noisy, flocks. It can take some time to find the flock, but once you do, you can usually get great views of the bird. (D3)

Red-bellied Grackle Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster RNA Arrierito Antioqueño, Anorí, Antioquia department, Colombia. (D3)

Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi sulcirostris Serra da Canastra NP, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. A common bird though much of eastern South America in open areas, often in big flocks. They are often first noticed by their beautiful cheerful-sounding whistles, especially striking when you find a huge flock. (S6)

Scarlet-headed Blackbird Amblyramphus holosericeus Caiman Lodge, Mato Grosso de Sul state, Brazil. Another fantastic icterid found very locally in wetlands from Bolivia to NW Argentina. (D3)

Scarlet-headed Blackbird Amblyramphus holosericeus Transpantanal Highway, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. (S6)

Unicolored Blackbird Agelasticus cyanopus cyanopus Transpantanal Highway, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Male. The female is far more distinctive, being yellow with dark streaks below, brown and chestnut above, and having a dark mask. (S6)

Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius petersii Quinta, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Male. How do I know this is a Yellow-winged? Check out the photo below, which is of the same bird just as it hopped to a different perch. (D4)		Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius petersii Quinta, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Female. (D4)

Yellow-winged Blackbird Agelasticus thilius petersii (D4)

Chestnut-capped Blackbird Chrysomus ruficapillus ruficapillus Reserva Ecologica de Guapi Assu, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Male. Found in eastern South America, where it is restricted to wetlands. (D3)

Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus bogotensis Parque La Florida, Bogota, Colombia. Male. (D3)

Brown-and-yellow Marshbird Pseudoleistes virescens Quinta, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. (D4)

Bay-winged Cowbird Agelaioides badius badius Pousada Piuval (Pantanal), Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Not a true cowbird; it's not sexually dimorphic and is not a brood parasite. A frequently suggested (and more appropriate) English name for it is "Baywing". (D3)		Bay-winged Cowbird Agelaioides badius badius Pousada Piuval (Pantanal), Mato Grosso state, Brazil. (S5f)

Screaming Cowbird Molothrus rufoaxillaris Las Lajitas, Salta province, Argentina. Almost identical to Shiny Cowbird M. bonariensis, but often occurs together with it in the same flock to allow close comparison. Male Screaming Cowbird has a stubbier bill and less glossy plumage. The voice is very differnent as well, though it hardly screams. (S5)

Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis bonariensis Pousada Piuval, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Male. (S6)

Quiscalus mexicanus peruvianus Tárcoles, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica. Male. (S6)

Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus peruvianus Tárcoles, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica. Female. (S5)

White-browed Blackbird Sturnella superciliaris Garuva, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Juv. male. (D3)

Peruvian Meadowlark Sturnella bellicosa bellicosa Chaparrí reserve, Lambayeque department, Peru. Male. Similar to other South American meadowlarks. Found from Ecuador to northern Chile & Argentina. (S6)

Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca loyca Pali Aike National Park, Region XII, Chile. Found only in far southern South America and the Falklands. (S5)

Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca loyca Pampa de Achala, Córdoba province, Argentina. (S5)

Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca loyca Trelew, Chubut province, Argentina. Female. (S5)