Brewer's Blackbird
Adult male
- Very glossy black overall (may appear green, blue, or purple)
- Fairly long tail
- Yellow eye
- © Jamie Chavez, CA, Santa Maria, September 2008
Adult male
- Very glossy black overall (may appear green, blue, or purple)
- Sleek shape
- Yellow eye
- © Laura Erickson, CA, Santa Barbara, August 2005
Flock
- Commonly gathers in large flocks
- © Gregg Lee, TX, Somervell County, January 2009
Adult male and female
- Male glossy black overall, with yellow eye
- Females and juveniles overall drab grayish brown, usually with dark eyes
- © Eric Rosenberg, CA, San Jose, June 2007
Adult female
- Dull grayish brown overall
- Fairly long tail
- Dark eye (occasionally pale)
- © The Veteran Naturalist, CA, Bodega Bay, October 2008
Adult male
- Glossy black overall
- Fairly long tail
- Fairly short, straight, conical bill
- © Len Blumin, CA, San Francisco, April 2007
Similar Species
Adult male
- Similar to male Brewer's Blackbird
- Stocky and shorter-tailed
- Less glossy overall
- Brown head contrasts with black body
- Thicker bill
- © ashockenberry, Ontario, Canada, September 2008
Adult female
- Similar to female Brewer's Blackbird
- Stocky and shorter-tailed
- Lighter grayish brown overall
- Thicker bill
- Always dark eye
- © Beth Graham, Woodstown, NJ, February 2009
Adult male
- Similar to male Brewer's Blackbird
- Larger, much longer tailed
- Large bill
- © Jim Gilbert, NJ, October 2008
Adult breeding
- Similar to male Brewer's Blackbird
- Glossy black overall (may appear purple, green, or blue)
- Long, thin, yellowish bill
- Pink legs, dark eye
- Often with pale spots all over
- Short tail
- © Sam Wilson, Scottsdale, AZ, April 2008
Adult female
- Similar to female Brewer's Blackbird
- Very streaky overall
- © Matt MacGillivray, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 2008
Adult male
- Similar to male Brewer's Blackbird
- Red and yellow wing patches
- Dark eye
- Not glossy
- © Laura Erickson, May 2005
Adult male nonbreeding
- Similar to nonbreeding male Brewer's Blackbird
- Rufous patterning across head and body
- © Jim Gilbert, NJ, October 2008