Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766)    Synonyms: RWBL.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Passeriformes   >   Family Icteridae   >   Genus Agelaius   

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A male Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/22/2007). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

A female Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Nick Hobgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nick Hobgood via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/17/2021). (c) Nick Hobgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nick Hobgood via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird in Howard Co., Maryland (4/24/2016). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A female Red-winged Blackbird making a nest in Howard Co., Maryland (4/18/2017). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A female Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). Photo by Odacir Pinto. (MBP list)

A female Red-winged Blackbird in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/6/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/1/2018). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (1/31/2019). Photo by Daniel Irons. (MBP list)

A female Red-winged Blackbird in Harford Co., Maryland (3/9/2015). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A female Red-winged Blackbird in Harford Co., Maryland (2/10/2016). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird in Harford Co., Maryland (4/21/2019). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (2/2/2020). (c) dansmall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Dan Small. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/11/2021). (c) Ron Wertz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Ron Wertz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/4/2018). (c) Meghan Cassidy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Meghan Cassidy via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/23/2020). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/28/2021). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A female Red-winged Blackbird in Pasadena, Maryland (7/8/2007). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird in Garrett Co., Maryland (11/2/2013). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A female Red-winged Blackbird in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/19/2019). Photo by William Blauvelt. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird in Calvert Co., Maryland (1/7/2017). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/21/2017). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/18/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A female Red-winged Blackbird in Harford Co., Maryland (3/14/2017). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A male Red-winged Blackbird in flight in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/11/2015). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/6/2021). (c) Dave, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Dave via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A female Red-winged Blackbird in flight in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/20/2015). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/16/2021). (c) Nick Hobgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nick Hobgood via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Male Red-winged Blackbird battle for prime territory in Howard Co., Maryland (3/17/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Harford Co., Maryland (1/30/2021). (c) tditz1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by tditz1 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A very recently fledged Red-winged Blackbird at Lake Artemesia in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/20/2009). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A recently fledged Red-winged Blackbird in Howard Co., Maryland (5/31/2016). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A fledgling Red-winged Blackbird in Harford Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/15/2020). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird nest in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/12/2018). Photo by Maddie Koenig. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/20/2021). (c) Nick Hobgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nick Hobgood via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird nest with eggs at Chino Farms in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/6/2013). Photo by Maren Gimpel. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird nestlings in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/1/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird chick in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/2/2016). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird nest with eggs near Santa Fe, New Mexico (5/29/2012). Photo by James N. Stuart. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird chick in Harford Co., Maryland (6/10/2016). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A recently fledged Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/14/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A recently fledged Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/14/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird nest with three eggs in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (5/14/2021). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

An immense flock of blackbirds over Jug Bay, Maryland (11/21/2009). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/21/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/21/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/20/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Nick Hobgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nick Hobgood via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Nick Hobgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nick Hobgood via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Nick Hobgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nick Hobgood via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/15/2019). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird chicks and eggs in nest in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/22/2019). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird in Calvert Co., Maryland (2/2/2022). (c) Scott Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by sfc155 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Red-winged Blackbird at nest in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/19/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A female Red-winged Blackbird (left) and presumed juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird (right) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/25/2013). Most would agree this behavior suggests that the Red-winged Blackbird was the foster parent of the Brown-headed Cowbird. (Brown-headed Cowbird is a brood parasite.) Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A female Red-winged Blackbird removing a fecal sac from her nest in Howard Co., Maryland (5/27/2016). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Red-winged Blackbird feeding on Magicicada in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/17/2021). (c) bugzilla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by bugzilla via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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