Males show black median coverts, so the red epaulet lacks a yellow border. The male tri­colored blackbird has a thinner ... birds in North America, the red-winged’s count was estimated at ...

How and why did 5,000 red-winged blackbirds fall from the sky at once on January 1? It’s the question keeping America up at night. A preliminary report released Monday evening said the birds ...

Carolus Linneaus, a Swedish scientist, gave the red-winged blackbird its scientific name, Agelaius phoenicus, in 1766. The ...