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Scrub Blackbird
Dives warczewiczi
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Niels Krabbe (XC242576). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Peru | 1,436 |
|---|---|
| Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima | 1,315 |
| Ecuador | 791 |
| Guayas | 353 |
| Manabi | 193 |
| Pichincha | 88 |
| El Oro | 62 |
| Lima | 49 |
| Santa Elena | 37 |
| Loja | 14 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | New World Blackbirds and Orioles · Icteridae |
| Genus | Melodious Blackbirds · Dives |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Scrub Blackbird with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.