New World blackbird
The New World blackbirds consist of 26 species of icterid birds that share the name blackbird but do not correspond with a formal taxon. The distributions of all species are limited to the Americas, and this group is distinct from the Eurasian common blackbird (Turdus merula).[1]
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| Family: | Icteridae Vigors, 1825 |
Species
The New World blackbird species belong to 14 genera, all in the family Icteridae:
Red-winged blackbird, male
- Agelaioides
- Agelaius
- Agelasticus
- Amblyramphus
- Chrysomus
- Curaeus
- Dives
- Euphagus
- Gnorimopsar
- Gymnomystax
- Nesopsar
- Sturnella
- Xanthocephalus
- Xanthopsar
The common names are:
Yellow-headed blackbird
- Austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus)
- Bolivian blackbird (Agelaioides oreopsar)
- Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Chestnut-capped blackbird (Chrysomus ruficapillus)
- Chopi blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi)
- Cuban blackbird (Dives atroviolaceus)
- Forbes's blackbird (Curaeus forbesi)
- Jamaican blackbird (Nesopsar nigerrimus)
- Melodious blackbird (Dives dives)
- Oriole blackbird (Gymnomystax mexicanus)
- Pale-eyed blackbird (Agelasticus xanthophthalmus)
- Red-breasted meadowlark (Sturnella militaris)
- Red-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius assimilis)
- Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Rusty blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
- Saffron-cowled blackbird (Xanthopsar flavus)
- Scarlet-headed blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus)
- Scrub blackbird (Dives warszewiczi)
- Tawny-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius humeralis)
- Tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor)
- Unicolored blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus)
- White-browed meadowlark (Sturnella superciliaris)
- Yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
- Yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus)
- Yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus)
- Yellow-winged blackbird (Agelasticus thilius)
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