Male Female Description Size: 9.0” Plumage/Description: Males are brilliant black, orange and white in color. The orange color extends from the face, down the breast, belly, and under tail. A thin black line extends from the beak, through the eye to the nape of...
Male Female Description Size: 7.5” Plumage/Description: Males have an iridescent quality to their plumage. In poor lighting males appear very dark overall, even black. In good lighting the entire head appears brown, and the body appears a glossy green-black...
Male Description Size: 8.75” Plumage/Description: Bronzed Cowbirds have an overall stocky appearance. Males appear black, but in good light the wings appear to be a glossy blue color. Females are browner in color, lighter on the underside, and darker on top. Both...
Male Female Description Size: 5.5” Plumage/Description: Plumage is highly variable depending upon the time of year. Three distinct plumage forms: juvenile, adult female, and adult male. The diagnostic feature present in all plumage forms is the bright yellow rump. ...
Adults Description Size: 5.5” Plumage/Description: Male and female plumage similar. Breeding plumage is more crisp and defined, non-breeding plumage is paler and muted. Throat, breast, belly an ash-colored gray, back more brown than gray. Fine streaking on the...
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