Pale-eyed blackbird
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| Species: | A. xanthophthalmus
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| Agelasticus xanthophthalmus (Short, 1969)
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The pale-eyed blackbird (Agelasticus xanthophthalmus) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is swamps.
Description
The adult pale-eyed blackbird is entirely black in both sexes. It has white or pale buff coloured irises to its eyes which are very distinctive and distinguish it from other black birds found in the area such as the velvet-fronted grackle and the shiny cowbird which have dark eyes. Juveniles and immature birds are brownish-black with underparts streaked with yellow or buff.[2][3]
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (1989). The Birds of South America: Volume 1: The Oscine Passerines. University of Texas Press. p. 349. ISBN 978-0-292-70756-6.
- ^ Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (2009). Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America: The Passerines. University of Texas Press. p. 670. ISBN 978-0-292-71748-0.
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