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Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus · Icteridae
Where it's found
Every region with Yellow-headed Blackbird in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belize | Rare | #656 | |
| Canada | Uncommon | #852 | |
| Costa Rica | Rare | #1118 | |
| Mexico | Uncommon | #1536 | |
| United States of America | Common | #1486 | |
| Alabama | Rare | #499 | |
| Alaska | Legendary | #586 | |
| Alberta | Common | #218 | |
| Arizona | Common | #671 | |
| Arkansas | Rare | #449 | |
| British Columbia | Uncommon | #616 | |
| California | Uncommon | #868 | |
| Colorado | Common | #622 | |
| Connecticut | Rare | #475 | |
| Delaware | Rare | #438 | |
| Florida | Uncommon | #640 | |
| Georgia | Rare | #503 | |
| Idaho | Common | #475 | |
| Illinois | Rare | #489 | |
| Indiana | Rare | #441 | |
| Iowa | Uncommon | #440 | |
| Kansas | Uncommon | #501 | |
| Kentucky | Legendary | #428 | |
| Louisiana | Rare | #503 | |
| Maine | Rare | #498 | |
| Manitoba | Common | #439 | |
| Maryland | Rare | #493 | |
| Massachusetts | Rare | #549 | |
| Michigan | Rare | #511 | |
| Minnesota | Uncommon | #506 | |
| Mississippi | Rare | #452 | |
| Missouri | Rare | #448 | |
| Montana | Common | #510 | |
| Nebraska | Common | #508 | |
| Nevada | Common | #544 | |
| New Brunswick | Rare | #440 | |
| New Hampshire | Rare | #465 | |
| New Jersey | Rare | #530 | |
| New Mexico | Common | #645 | |
| New York | Rare | #595 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Rare | #427 | |
| North Carolina | Rare | #523 | |
| North Dakota | Common | #431 | |
| Northwest Territories | Rare | #299 | |
| Nova Scotia | Rare | #503 | |
| Ohio | Uncommon | #501 | |
| Oklahoma | Uncommon | #518 | |
| Ontario | Rare | #568 | |
| Oregon | Uncommon | #631 | |
| Pennsylvania | Rare | #498 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Legendary | #330 | |
| Québec | Rare | #527 | |
| Rhode Island | Legendary | #434 | |
| Saskatchewan | Common | #426 | |
| South Carolina | Rare | #478 | |
| South Dakota | Common | #473 | |
| Tennessee | Rare | #475 | |
| Texas | Uncommon | #793 | |
| Utah | Common | #544 | |
| Vermont | Legendary | #417 | |
| Virginia | Rare | #537 | |
| Washington | Uncommon | #598 | |
| Wisconsin | Uncommon | #504 | |
| Wyoming | Common | #482 | |
| Bahamas | Rare | #350 | Vagrant |
| Cayman Islands | Rare | #271 | Vagrant |
| Colombia | Rare | #2385 | Vagrant |
| Cuba | Rare | #391 | Vagrant |
| Dominican Republic | Rare | #323 | Vagrant |
| Ecuador | Rare | #1857 | Vagrant |
| Guatemala | Rare | #820 | Vagrant |
| Honduras | Rare | #815 | Vagrant |
| Nicaragua | Rare | #775 | Vagrant |
| Panama | Rare | #1116 | Vagrant |
| Puerto Rico | Rare | #364 | Vagrant |
| Nunavut | Rare | #191 | Vagrant |
| West Virginia | Rare | #384 | Vagrant |
| Yukon | Rare | #347 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A blackbird with a bright yellow head and breast and a white wing patch; a harsh, rusty-gate song.
Where
Deep cattail marshes on the prairie and parkland.
When
May to September.
Tips
Unmistakable males; females are brown with a dull yellow chest.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
#217 · Common🐦Brewer's Blackbird
#219 · Common🐦Common Grackle
#220 · Common🐦Baird's Sparrow
#216 · Rare🐦Brown-headed Cowbird
#221 · Common🐦Lincoln's Sparrow
#215 · Uncommon
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