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The Yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) is a bird found in Puerto Rico. Found in Puerto Rico. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Yellow-shouldered blackbird lives

Found in Puerto Rico.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs60%
• 🍎 Fruit30%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

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

Conservation status

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Questions about the Yellow-shouldered blackbird

Where does the Yellow-shouldered blackbird live?

The Yellow-shouldered blackbird lives in Puerto Rico. Found in Puerto Rico.

What does the Yellow-shouldered blackbird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fruit (about 30%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Yellow-shouldered blackbird endangered?

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

More birds from North America

• Lesser scaup
• American bushtit
• Summer tanager
• Caspian tern
• White-eyed vireo
• Eastern meadowlark

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