Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Troupials and Allies :: Melodious Blackbird

Melodious Blackbird Dives dives

Described by: Deppe (1830)
Alternate common name(s): Singing Blackbird, Sumichrast's Blackbird
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 © William Hull  Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 4, 2005 © Susan Brown  Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Apr 17, 2009 © Carol Horner 
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Range

Gulf-Caribbean slope of e. Mexico (San Luis Potosi, s. Tamaulipas, Pueble, Mexico, n. Oaxaca, and Yucatan Peninsula) and on the Pacific slope of El Salvador to nc. Nicaragua.

Videos

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is perched on a snag. Includes audio.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Dan Mennill
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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