Austral blackbird
Curaeus curaeus (Molina, 1782)
The austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 83.6 g to 90 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the austral blackbird
- Weight
- 83.6 g – 90 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 39 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the austral blackbird?
Where does the austral blackbird live?
Not recorded
What is the austral blackbird?
The austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Argentina and Chile, and it migrates to regions close by. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
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Is the austral blackbird endangered?
The austral blackbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the austral blackbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyIcteridae
- genusCuraeus
- SpeciesCuraeus curaeus (Molina, 1782)
Synonyms Turdus curaeus
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- KürewMapuche
- federal australCatalan
- vlhovec argentinskýCzech
- tresglen y DeWelsh
- Sydlig StærlingDanish
- StrichelkopfstärlingGerman
- StachelkopfstärlingGerman
- Suda kureoEsperanto
- aŭstrala nigrikteroEsperanto
- Tordo patagónSpanish
- TordoSpanish
- Tordo patagónicoSpanish
- mustaturpiaaliFinnish
- Carouge australFrench
- Quiscale australFrench
- patagonski vranjakCroatian
- Ittero australeItalian
- ミナミムクドリモドキJapanese
- didysis šeriasparnis trupialasLithuanian
- StekelkoptroepiaalDutch
- patagoniatrupialNorwegian
- starzykowiec południowyPolish
- iraúna-australPortuguese
- sargento-australPortuguese
- Патагонский куренRussian
- Большой щетинкопёрный трупиалRussian
- Большой щетинкопёрый трупиалRussian
- vlhovec patagónskySlovak
- sydtrupialSwedish
- Patagonya KaratavuğuTurkish
- щетинкопер великийUkrainian
- 南美黑鸝Chinese
- 南美黑鹂Chinese
Relatives of the austral blackbird
Other species in the same family Icteridae.
Red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Brown-headed cowbird
Molothrus ater
Baltimore oriole
Icterus galbula
Venezuelan troupial
Icterus icterus
Common grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
CompareAustral blackbird vs Red-winged blackbirdAustral blackbird vs BobolinkAustral blackbird vs Brown-headed cowbirdAustral blackbird vs Baltimore oriole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the austral blackbird?
An adult austral blackbird weighs 83.6 g – 90 g and has a wingspan of 39 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the austral blackbird endangered?
The austral blackbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the austral blackbird?
The austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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