Agelaius

Agelaius is a genus of blackbirds in the New World family Icteridae. Established by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816, it contains five species:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged blackbirdNorth and much of Central America
Agelaius assimilisRed-shouldered blackbirdCuba
Agelaius tricolorTricolored blackbirdPacific coast of North America, from Northern California in the U.S. (with occasional strays into Oregon), to upper Baja California in Mexico.
Agelaius humeralisTawny-shouldered blackbirdCuba, Hispaniola, and the Cayman Islands
Agelaius xanthomusYellow-shouldered blackbirdPuerto Rico

Agelaius
A male (Agelaius phoeniceus) while flying
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Agelaius
Vieillot, 1816
Species

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The name Agelaius comes from the Greek agelaios, meaning "gregarious".[2]

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References

  1. "ITIS Report: Agelaius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.


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