Yellow-hooded blackbird

The yellow-hooded blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in grassy and brush areas near water in northern South America, and is generally fairly common. It is sexually dimorphic, and the genders resemble the respective genders of the larger yellow-headed blackbird of North America, though the male yellow-hooded blackbird lacks white in the wings.

Yellow-hooded blackbird
Male
Female

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Chrysomus
Species:
C. icterocephalus
Binomial name
Chrysomus icterocephalus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Oriolus icterocephalus Linnaeus, 1766
  • Agelaius icterocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

In 2007, one was found in the Darien Lowlands of Panama. This was a rare vagrant, most likely from Colombia.[2]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Chrysomus icterocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Birding Panama website


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