Jamaican blackbird

Nesopsar nigerrimus

The Jamaican blackbird (Nesopsar nigerrimus) is a bird found in Jamaica. Found in Jamaica. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, seeds and nuts and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Nesopsar nigerrimus
Region	North America
Found in	Jamaica

🏡 Where the Jamaican blackbird lives

Found in Jamaica.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs40%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%
🍎 Fruit20%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 39 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and seeds.

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Recorded by George Wagner (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC438063. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Jamaican blackbird

Where does the Jamaican blackbird live?

The Jamaican blackbird lives in Jamaica. Found in Jamaica.

What does the Jamaican blackbird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), seeds and nuts (about 30%), fruit (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Jamaican blackbird endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.