3-12-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - YELLOW HOODED BLACKBIRD (FEMALE) (Chrysomus icterocephalus)

The yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus ) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in grassy and brush areas near water in northern South America, and is generally fairly common. It is sexually dimorphic, and the genders resemble the respective genders of the larger yellow-headed blackbird of North America, though the male yellow-hooded blackbird lacks white in the wings.

In 2007, one was found in the Darien Lowlands of Panama. This was a rare vagrant, most likely from Colombia.

Marshes (permanent or seasonal) with emergent aquatic plants such as cat-tails (Typha), bulrushes (Schoenoplectus), Thalia and similar; along R Amazon and main tributaries found mostly in várzea grasslands with grasses Paspalum and Echinochloa. Also humid savannas and mangroves, and agricultural land; particularly active in abandoned rice fields. Forages in ploughed fields. Lowlands to 1000 m (nominate race); race bogotensis to 2600 m.

 

Largely resident. Local movements reported from areas with strongly marked dry season, such as Venezuelan llanos. Nominate race recorded as accidental in Netherlands Antilles.