Yellow-rumped Marshbird

About the Yellow-rumped Marshbird

The yellow-rumped marshbird (Pseudoleistes guirahuro) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The yellow-rumped marshbird was formally described in 1819 with the binomial Agelaius virescens. It now shares the genus Pseudoleistes with the brown-and-yellow marshbird (P. virescens).

The yellow-rumped marshbird is monotypic. Male yellow-rumped marshbirds average 25.5 cm (10 in) long. Males weigh an average of 91.2 g (3.2 oz) and females average 81.9 g (2.9 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a blackish brown head, neck, and upper breast. Their upperparts are mostly brown with a rich yellow rump. Their wings are mostly brown with rich yellow median and lesser coverts that show as an epaulet. Their tail is brown. Their lower breast and belly are rich yellow and their undertail coverts brown with thin yellow edges. Both sexes have a brown iris, a blackish bill, and blackish legs and feet. Juveniles are similar to adults but have browner upperparts with paler edges on some feathers, a yellowish throat, and... Wikipedia →