Austral Blackbird - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Rodrigo Reyes
Cajon del Maipo, Chile, August 2006

Curaeus curaeus

Identification

All black, which theoretically should have bluish gloss; long, pointed bill. Sexes similar.
Immatures: their secondaries and primaries are brownish

Distribution

South America: found in Chile and Argentina

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 3 subspecies

• C. c. curaeus:

• Southern Argentina and southern Chile to Straits of Magellan

• C. c. recurvirostris:

• Southern Chile (Magellanes)

• C. c. reynoldsi:

• Tierra del Fuego, Navarino and Hoste islands

Habitat

Photo by njlarsen
Santiago de Chile, Chile, November 2009

A common city bird; also found in semi-open to open areas, but does need trees or other elevated perches to sit on.

Behaviour

Vocal and conspicuous, often found singly to small flocks.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
3. Arthur Grosset

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Austral Blackbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Austral_Blackbird

External Links

• Arthur Grosset's Birds

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