Icterid head different angles ref

_{Note: the individual in these pictures is recently deceased. I witnessed his collision with a car on my way home from work. Since I was on my way home from work (a raptor rehabilitation center), I had latex gloves in my pocket and a camera on hand. I parked my bike, waited for the cars to clear, then fetched the bird. It was clear he was dead; I could feel a broken humerus and coracoid on the same side, his cervical vertebrae were dislocated at one point, and there was probably more damage I didn't detect. It was a quick death. However, if it bothers you that I used the opportunity to collect reference photos, and that the animal in the pictures is dead, don't use this ref.}


Brewer's Blackbird, male. The photo in the bottom left corner shows a living male and female so you can see the color difference. Most icterids (New World Blackbirds, Orioles, Cowbirds, Meadowlarks, Oropendolas and Caciques) display sexual dimorphism in the plumage, with the female duller in appearance. Brewer's Blackbird is a good example of a standard Icterid in the shape of the head and beak, though Icterids are a versatile group and some have shorter, thicker beaks or more slender heads.

Some of my other photographic references (featuring live birds)
American Kestrel: [link]
Red-tailed Hawk: [link]
Golden Eagle: [link]
Great Horned Owl: [link]
Barn Owl: [link]
Burrowing Owl: [link]
Turkey Vulture: [link]