Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae (Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds)  
Genus: Anumara (1 species)


Forbes's Blackbird
Forbes's Blackbird (Anumara forbesi) Vulnerable
Range: SA: e Brazil
TamandarĂ©, Pernambuco, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info

An ordinary looking blackbird which is threatened by habitat degredation and brood parasitism by the Shiny Cowbird. Compare to Chopi Blackbird.


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