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ShrublandCavity nestMedium · 73 g
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The Bolivian blackbird is about 23 cm (9 in) long. Males weigh an average of 73.5 g (2.6 oz) and females 66.2 g (2.3 oz). The species' bill has a decurved culmen. Adults of both sexes have the same almost entirely black plumage with little iridescence. Their flight feathers are sepia-brown which readily shows in flight. They have a brown iris, a gray bill, and dusky gray legs and feet. Juveniles are similar to adults but have a brownish tinge on their upperwing coverts and their underparts. Voice: The Bolivian blackbird's song is "a simple sequence of short chip notes interspersed with chip-it notes". Its contact call is chu-pee and its flight call is pee.
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When to see the Bolivian Blackbird
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Where to see the Bolivian Blackbird
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About the Bolivian Blackbird
The Bolivian blackbird is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is endemic to Bolivia.
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Easily confused with
Pale-eyed BlackbirdAgelasticus xanthophthalmusThe adult pale-eyed blackbird is entirely black in both sexes.
Jamaican BlackbirdNesopsar nigerrimusThe Jamaican blackbird is a small icterid with all black plumage.
Baudo OropendolaPsarocolius cassiniMale Baudo oropendolas are about 46 cm (18 in) long and females about 39.5 cm (16 in).
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