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Common Name

Yellow-Headed Blackbird

Alternate Names

Common Type

Blackbird

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Icteridae

Genus

Xanthocephalus

Species

xanthocephalus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Kansas,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Cattail marshes

Distribution and Range

Breed in western US and Canada, winter in southwest US and Mexico

Food

Seeds and insects, some caught in flight

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Field Notes:

Often share nesting habitat with Red Winged Blackbird. Are subject to nest predation from Marsh Wrens and other birds.

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