At bird feeders and around domestic animals, this blackbird has been observed to take cattle ration, dog food, monkey chow, nectar, fruit, cooked rice, and granulated sugar. Explore the information available for this taxon's timeline.

The yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus), known in Puerto Rican Spanish as mariquita de Puerto Rico or capitán, is a species of blackbird endemic to Puerto Rico. It has black plumage with a prominent yellow patch on the wing.

This species is all black, except for a bright yellow shoulder patch—a combination that eliminates all other species in its range. At times, the shoulder patch is hidden such that it can resemble the Shiny Cowbird.

In an ode to 1980s fashion, this bird is rocking a bold look. With black plumage and striking yellow patches on their shoulders, the yellow-shouldered blackbird literally lives up to its name.

The yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus), known in Puerto Rican Spanish as mariquita de Puerto Rico or capitán, is a species of blackbird endemic to Puerto Rico. It has black plumage with a prominent yellow patch on the wing.

The yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus), also known as in Puerto Rican Spanish as la mariquita de Puerto Rico or capitán, is a diurnal blackbird endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and belongs to the genus Agelaius of the family Icteridae.

2023年7月12日 · The Yellow-shouldered Blackbirds (Agelaius xanthomus), La Mariquita de Puerto Rico or Capitán is a diurnal blackbird endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and one of the eleven species belonging to the Agelaius genus of the Icteridae family.

20-23 cm. Glossy black icterid with distinctive yellow shoulder patch. Immature is duller and brownish. Similar spp. Black-cowled Oriole Icterus dominicensis has finer bill and yellow rump and undertail.

Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.

The yellow-shouldered blackbird, similar to the better-known red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoenicus) of North America, is about 7-9 in (18-23 cm) in length. Adults are predominately dark to neutral gray, with a yellow shoulder patch, usually edged with a narrow white margin.