Listen to the Yellow-headed blackbird
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About the Yellow-headed blackbird
The Yellow-headed blackbird is a bird in the family Icteridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 89 g.
What does the Yellow-headed blackbird sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) is a medium-sized blackbird with a yellow head.
It is the only member of the genus Xanthocephalus. Their scientific name derives from the Greek word for yellow, xanthous, and the word for head, cephalus.
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Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed cowbird
Molothrus ater
Baltimore oriole
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Venezuelan troupial
Icterus icterus
Common grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Great-tailed grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Shiny cowbird
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Yellow-rumped cacique
Cacicus cela
Eastern meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Giant cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Crested oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Yellow-billed cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Yellow-headed blackbird sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Yellow-headed blackbird on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Yellow-headed blackbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-headed blackbird as “least concern”.
What family does the Yellow-headed blackbird belong to?
The Yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Dakota, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · 140th street marsh, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States by Justin Watts – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q527750 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Yellow-headed blackbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Blalonde – CC BY-SA 4.0