Bird of the Month—from THE SCIENTIFIC NOMENCLATURE OF BIRDS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST

XANTHOCEPHALUS: From Greek xanthos = yellow + kephalē = the head. "Yellow head" describes the color of the head and breast of the adult male. Blackbird family.

xanthocephalus: A tautonym

Common name: Yellow-headed Blackbird

Other names: Copperhead, Yellowhead

From the Scientific Nomenclature of Birds in the Upper Midwest, by James Sandrock and Jean C. Prior