Rusty Blackbird Euphaghs carolinus By: Peter Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae Genus: Euphaghs Species: carolinus

Natural History

Scientists discovered a fossil of the first bird on earth, and found that it had teeth and feathers. The scientists called this bird Archaeopteryx. The rusty blackbird is a vertebrate, which means it has a backbone. This puts it in the Phylum Chordata. The rusty blackbird is a species of concern, which means it is a species that is a step away from being threatened. The rusty blackbird got his name because he sounds like a rusty door hinge when he squawks.

Habitat

The rusty blackbird’s habitat is in swampy wooded areas. Specific areas are beaver ponds, roadsides, landfills, wet meadows, and shoreline shrubs. They are endemic to swampy areas.

Present status

The rusty blackbird is a species of concern in Maine, which means it is a species that is a step away from being threatened.

Physical Description

The rusty blackbird has yellow eyes, dark brownish legs and bill. The male blackbird has green subtle, dark plumage or feathers. The female has sand colored under parts.

Feeding habits

The rusty blackbird is an omnivore that walks along the shorelines gathering water bugs, beetles, dragonflies, snails, grasshoppers and small fish. The rusty blackbird is a consumer of waste grain and seeds.

Personal Essay

What is the value of wilderness to modern society?
The value of wilderness to animals is very high because they really need oxygen and food from the trees and plants to live.

Bibliography

1. Watkins, Patrica et al. Life Science. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1989.

2. Burnie, David. Bird. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.1988.