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Least Concern

Melodious Blackbird

Dives dives

Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.

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The Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives) is a member of the Icteridae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 91.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Icteridae Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
  4. Genus Dives
  5. Species dives

Where it lives

Mexico to Nicaragua

Quick facts

Weight
91.3 g
Diet
Omnivores
Family
Icteridae
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Melodious Blackbird is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.

Behaviour

A bird of semi-open forest, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.

Migration

The Melodious Blackbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives) is a member of the Icteridae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA Mexico to Nicaragua.

It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 91.3 g, with a wing length of about 12 cm and a tail of around 12.2 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

Its mapped global range covers an estimated 592,000 km².

Songs & calls

Melodious Blackbird — Call, dawn song

Recorded by Manuel Grosselet Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Melodious Blackbird?

The Melodious Blackbird is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 91.3 g.

Where does the Melodious Blackbird live?

The Melodious Blackbird is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA Mexico to Nicaragua, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Melodious Blackbird belong to?

The Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives) belongs to the Icteridae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Melodious Blackbird eat?

The Melodious Blackbird is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.

Does the Melodious Blackbird migrate?

The Melodious Blackbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Melodious Blackbird endangered?

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

What sound does the Melodious Blackbird make?

1 real field recording of the Melodious Blackbird — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Melodious Blackbird's range?

The Melodious Blackbird has a mapped global range of about 592,000 km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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