White Browed Blackbird
01 January 2010 17:21 Filed in: Icteridae Icterids Meadowlarks Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Mostardas Lagoa do Peixe
Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Lagoa do Peixe • November 2009
Bird name: White Browed Blackbird
Latin: Sturnella superciliaris
Other: Polícia-inglesa-do-sul (Br)
Family: Icteridae • Meadowlarks
The White-browed Blackbird has an amusing name in Portuguese: the southern English Policeman.
The male has a characteristic red breast, red spot on shoulder and white brow. The female is striped brown but still shows the light supercilium. I’m not sure if the two photos below are of females or juveniles.
The White-browed Blackbird lives in southern South America. In Brazil its range covers two areas in the northeast and southwest.
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