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The Jamaican blackbird is a small icterid with all black plumage. It has a short tail that is often flayed.
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When to see the Jamaican Blackbird
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Jamaican Blackbird
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Jamaican Blackbird
The Jamaican blackbird is a species of bird in the New World blackbird and oriole family Icteridae. It is the only species (monotypic) in the genus Nesopsar. The species has sometimes been included in the genus Agelaius, but molecular systematics have shown it not be closely related to any living New World blackbird or grackle. The species is endemic to Jamaica, where it is restricted to Cockpit Country, some central areas and the Blue and John Crow Mountains.
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Easily confused with
Baudo OropendolaPsarocolius cassiniMale Baudo oropendolas are about 46 cm (18 in) long and females about 39.5 cm (16 in).
Saffron-cowled BlackbirdXanthopsar flavusThe saffron-cowled blackbird averages 20 cm (7.9 in) long.
Pale-eyed BlackbirdAgelasticus xanthophthalmusThe adult pale-eyed blackbird is entirely black in both sexes.
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