Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Icteridae
Sites.
Sangamon: Newport Bay Mesa (Jefferson 1991a).
Late Wisconsin: Maricopa (Jefferson 1991a).
Literature. Jefferson 1991a.
Red-winged Blackbird. Photograph by Geoff Gallice under Creative Commons Attribution License.
Red-winged Blackbirds are closely tied to aquatic situations with rushes or other emergent vegetation. They are widespread in the region today.
Sites.
Late Pleistocene: Rancho del Oro (Jefferson 2014).
Sangamon: La Brisca (Van Devender et al. 1985).
Mid/Late Wisconsin: Dark Canyon Cave (Harris 1993c: ? gen. et sp.); Rancho La Brea (Stock and Harris 1992).
Late Wisconsin: Harris' Pocket (Harris 1989); Skull Cave (Emslie 1988).
Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Conkling Cavern (Howard and Miller 1933: ?).
Literature. Emslie 1988; Harris 1989, 1993c; Howard and Miller 1933; Jefferson 2014; Stock and Harris 1992; Van Devender et al. 1985.
Last Update: 28 May 2015