Texas
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
(L 8.75" WS 13" WT 1.8 oz)
A North-American Native...highly
polygynous species, meaning males
have many female mates...up to 15.
Showing his colors!
South Padre
Island
19Apr2018
15Apr2010
female
© Wil
Hershberger
Macaulay
Library
Agelaius in Greek means
gregarious; phoeniceus in
Greek means deep
red.
© BirdNote,
Frances Wood
One male Red-winged Blackbird will
claim a territory and attract up to a
dozen females to form a harem.
(Frances Wood, Bird Note)