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Yellow-hooded Blackbird

Chrysomus icterocephalus

Photo by Talesh
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Field Notes

Description:

This bird is a juvenile as it was seen in the same area as a few adult males.

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Yellow-hooded Blackbird

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow-hooded Blackbird

Chrysomus icterocephalus

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Cody.conway
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Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

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stfranthird
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Comments (4)
Talesh
Probably not a molting male, as I have seen a bunch of the adult males around, and I assume they will all be molting at the same time.
Cody.conway
Yeah, it's more than likely a young or molting male. There are few species this can be confused with. Hope that helps.
Talesh
This bird was definitely photographed close to wetland (rice field) areas. However it does not look very similar to the Yellow-hooded blackbird on Wikipedia. Could it possibly be a juvenile? http://www.oiseaux-birds.com/card-yellow-hooded-blackbird.html
Cody.conway
Yellow-headed Blackbirds do not have any range past southern Mexico in Central america. In South America you have the Yellow-hooded Blackbirds that prefer wetland type habitats.

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