Scarlet-headed Blackbird

Amblyramphus holosericeus (Scopoli, 1786)

Scarlet-headed Blackbird, Amblyramphus holosericeus, is a passerine of marshes in South America, breeding from Bolivia through southern Brazil to Uruguay and eastern Argentina. It was first described in 1786. The bird is the only member of its genus. Adults show a black body with a scarlet head, neck, upper breast and thighs, along with a narrow dark line behind the lores and black eyelids. It is mainly tied to reed-filled wetlands, especially stands of sedge, cattail and arrowroot, and also uses nearby grassland and farmland.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Breeding range

South America: c Bolivia to s Brazil, Uruguay and e Argentina