Tricolored blackbird

Agelaius tricolor

The Tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor) is a bird found in United States and Mexico. Found in the United States and Mexico. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Agelaius tricolor
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Mexico

🏡 Where the Tricolored blackbird lives

Found in the United States and Mexico.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%

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 58 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and seeds.

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Recorded by Andrew Spencer (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC143192. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Tricolored blackbird

Where does the Tricolored blackbird live?

The Tricolored blackbird lives in United States and Mexico. Found in the United States and Mexico.

What does the Tricolored blackbird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), seeds and nuts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Tricolored 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.