Learn what a yellow-headed blackbird looks like and where to find this bird. Also discover facts about their sounds, nests, diet and more.

More formally, we would refer to that perky tuft of feathers on their head as a crest. This is really their standout visual feature, being otherwise a small bird of almost uniform gray.

Yellow-headed blackbirds are colony nesters, and larger colonies may contain 80 to more than 100 nests -- all located within just a few yards of their closest neighbors.

Yellow-headed caracaras were first recorded in southern Costa Rica in 1973 as forests were being cleared around the Golfo Dulce. ... They are perfectly capable and willing to hunt, taking fish, frogs, ...