---
title: "Austral Blackbird"
description: "Curaeus curaeus — Uccelli. The austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/austral-blackbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Austral Blackbird

> Curaeus curaeus — Uccelli. The austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.

- Scientific name: *Curaeus curaeus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2520
- Wikidata: [Q1588444](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1588444)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10307](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10307)

## Names

- en: Austral Blackbird
- de: Stachelkopfstärling
- es: Tordo patagón
- fr: Carouge austral
- nl: Stekelkoptroepiaal
- pl: Starzykowiec południowy

## Countries with the most observations

CL (1800), AR (423)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral_blackbird

## Photo

![Austral Blackbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/austral-blackbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fernando Pérez Peralta · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338823892

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/austral-blackbird?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).