# Brewer's Blackbird

*Euphagus cyanocephalus*

Male Brewer's Blackbirds have striking, bright yellow eyes, whereas the females have dark brown eyes, making sex identification easy at a glance.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Icteridae › Euphagus
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** decreasing
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Open grasslands, agricultural fields, pastures, marshes, and urban areas like parks and parking lots.
- **Diet:** Omnivorous, feeding on insects, seeds, grains, and occasional human food scraps.
- **Range:** North America, United States, Canada, Mexico
- **Size:** Length: 20-25 cm (8-10 in), Wingspan: 39 cm (15.5 in), Weight: 50-75 g
- **Lifespan:** Up to 12 years in the wild
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat loss due to intensive agriculture, pesticide use reducing insect populations, and urbanization.
- **Safe to approach?:** Brewer's Blackbirds are harmless to humans, though they can become highly defensive during the spring nesting season, occasionally dive-bombing humans who get too close to their nests. Maintain a respectful distance of 5-10 meters. If a bird dive-bombs you, calmly walk away from the area. In the extremely rare event of a scratch, wash the skin thoroughly with soap and water.

## About

Brewer's blackbird ( Euphagus cyanocephalus ) is a medium-sized New World blackbird. It is named after the ornithologist Thomas Mayo Brewer.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/82a96fd2-1b52-49e7-b6a9-fb58c0348c79
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10325
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphagus cyanocephalus
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/216668/medium.jpg (Lip Kee, CC-BY-SA, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.