tags: leucistic Red-Winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] leucistic Red-Winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, photographed in Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 18 January 2009 [larger view].
Date Time Original: 2009:01:18 08:46:49
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Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
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Well, it looks like a leucistic icterid. I want to call it a female Brewer's blackbird, but the beak seems a tad heavy for that. Maybe an immature male red-winged blackbird, in the process of molting into his adult (leucistic) plumage?
Hm. Well, I have to pick something, so I'm going to pick my first guess: female Brewer's. I'm not at all sure about it, though. Neat shot!
Cool bird, Rich!
Plumage-wise, that bird does not resemble anything in any field guide, so I'm assuming that it is a leucistic individual.
Structure-wise, it looks like a female Red-winged Blackbird. Bill proportions are right, and the non-albino feather tracts on the back are consistent with that ID.
I agree with Albatrossity.
Except for the anomalous white and off-white feathers this looks like a female Red-winged blackbird, based on the rufous edging on the back feathers and the general proportions of the head and bill.