Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Yellow-winged Blackbird

Agelasticus thilius

The Yellow-winged Blackbird (Agelasticus thilius) is a 32 g wetland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

32 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Humedal Lucre-Huacarpay (Peru); SN Laguna Batuco (Chile); Estero Mantagua (Chile); Laguna del Diario (Uruguay); SN Humedal Río Maipo · Desembocadura (Chile).

Photo: (c) Matias Cabezas, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist