Males show black median coverts, so the red epaulet lacks a yellow border. The male tri­colored blackbird has a thinner, more pointed bill, a white epaulet border, colder gray-buff upperpart ...
Monotypic. Length 9". A summer rusty blackbird is similar, but it has a more slender pointed bill. The male Brewer’s is more strongly glossy, showing blue on head and green on body. In winter ...