(Species# 412) Vulnerable Rusty Blackbird
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....RUSTY BLACKBIRDS have declined significantly in recent decades. The reasons are unclear, but habitat loss is likely a major contributor to the decline. Mercury contamination may be a problem for populations in northeastern North America. Rarer than previously believed, it is uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Vulnerable status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.....Wikipedia
(Images captured last week at Cranberry Marsh of Whitby Ontario, near my home.)
(Species# 412) Vulnerable Rusty Blackbird
View LARGE SIZE.
....RUSTY BLACKBIRDS have declined significantly in recent decades. The reasons are unclear, but habitat loss is likely a major contributor to the decline. Mercury contamination may be a problem for populations in northeastern North America. Rarer than previously believed, it is uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Vulnerable status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.....Wikipedia
(Images captured last week at Cranberry Marsh of Whitby Ontario, near my home.)