Cuban Blackbird
Ptiloxena atroviolacea
The Cuban blackbird is 25 to 28 cm (10 to 11 in) long and weighs 70 to 94 g (2.5 to 3.3 oz). The sexes have almost the same plumage. Adult males are entirely black with bluish and purple iridescence on their upperparts and a greenish sheen on the wings and uppertail coverts. Females are also black but have less iridescence than males. Both sexes have a dark brown iris, a black bill, and black legs and feet. Juveniles are a duller, non-glossy, brownish black. Voice: The Cuban blackbird has a "ast variety of calls; most typical is loud, repetitive tí-o, with metallic tone". This vocalization is also described as a song and written as "metallic twee-o and twee-te-to notes". Another common vocalization is " a chok, chok, chok, lee, lee, lee".
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Golden-winged Cacique
Cacicus chrysopterus
Male golden-winged caciques are about 21 cm (8.3 in) long and females about 19 cm (7.5 in). Males weigh about 35 to 47 g (1.2 to 1.7 oz) and females about 30 to 34 g (1.1 to 1.2 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults are almost entirely black. Their lower rump and their median and inner greater wing coverts are bright yellow. They have a pearly white to yellow iris, a pale bluish gray bill, and black legs and feet. Juveniles are duller overall than adults and have dark eyes. Voice: Male golden-winged caciques display on a perch by singing and "bowing". Their song is an "unexpected and varied, musical rrrreee-chiroo, whooo, tooweetooweetoowee-teeeeay (very high-pitched) whooweet, whooway, teeoo...". Its calls include a "mewing eyehh or thin, slightly upslurred whee".
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