Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
About the Rusty Blackbird
The rusty blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) is a medium-sized New World blackbird, closely related to grackles ("rusty grackle" is an older name for the species). It is a bird that prefers wet forested areas, breeding in the boreal forest and muskeg across northern Canada, and migrating southeast to the United States during winter. Formerly abundant, the rusty blackbird has undergone one of the most rapid declines of any abundant bird species in North America in recent years, for reasons that are not well understood.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 140 recordings for this species: 25 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Canada, United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.