[Length 9 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

Rusty Blackbirds get their name from their winter plumage, which has rich, dark rusty tones. This male Rusty Blackbird molting into its "rusty" winter plumage was photographed at Great Swamp NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1980)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This male Tricolored Blackbird was photographed at Lake Isabella, California, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 4, 2013)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This female Tricolored Blackbird was photographed at Lake Isabella, California, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 4, 2013)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This male Tricolored Blackbird was photographed at Lake Isabella, California, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 4, 2013)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This male Yellow-headed Blackbird was photographed at at the Visitor Center feeders at Malheur NWR, Burns, Oregon. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 03, 2025)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This male Yellow-headed Blackbird was photographed at Quivira NWR, Kansas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 1, 2007)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This male Yellow-headed Blackbird was photographed at Quivira NWR, Kansas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 2, 2006)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Yellow-headed Blackbird was photographed at Shafter Lake, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=390mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: September 17, 2009)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This male Yellow-headed Blackbird was photographed at SPI Convention Center grardens, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: April 11, 2011)