Blackbirds

                 Red Winged                                         Yellow Hooded

Also see   Grackles   and   Orioles

These 3 bird types listed are all part of the Blackbird family

FAMILY ICTERIDAE

Blackbirds, Caciques, Oropendolas, Orioles, Troupials, Grackles, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Bobolink


The Family Icteridae belongs to the Order Passeriformes, and includes about one hundred species.
Icterids are found only in the New World, in the three Americas.

The members of this family are small to medium-sized birds. Their plumage is mainly black with conspicuous metallic sheen in some cases.