The rusty blackbird shows rusty feather edges and pale eyes in winter. It breeds in northern forests and winters in the eastern United States.
In winter, its feather edges are rusty and its eyes are pale. As those edges wear during the breeding season, it looks black or gray.
It breeds in northern forests and spends winter in the eastern United States. It may form small flocks in winter.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.