Listen to the Scrub blackbird
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About the Scrub blackbird
The Scrub blackbird is a bird in the family Icteridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Scrub blackbird sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The scrub blackbird (Dives warczewiczi) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
More from the family Icteridae
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Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed cowbird
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Baltimore oriole
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Venezuelan troupial
Icterus icterus
Common grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Great-tailed grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Shiny cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Yellow-headed blackbird
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Yellow-rumped cacique
Cacicus cela
Eastern meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Giant cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Crested oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Scrub blackbird sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Scrub blackbird on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Scrub blackbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Scrub blackbird as “least concern”.
What family does the Scrub blackbird belong to?
The Scrub blackbird (Dives warczewiczi) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Dives warszewiczi - Scrub Blackbird by Igor Lazo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1585903 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Scrub blackbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Francesco Veronesi from Italy – CC BY-SA 2.0