New World blackbird
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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 is limited to the Americas
, and this group is distinct from the Eurasian Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) and related species.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of icterid
Icterid
The Icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red. The family is extremely varied in size, shape, behavior and coloration...
birds that share the name blackbird but do not correspond with a formal taxon
Taxon
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. The distributions of all species is limited to the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, and this group is distinct from the Eurasian Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) and related species.
Species
The New World blackbird species:- Austral BlackbirdAustral BlackbirdThe Austral Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Argentina and Chile.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest....
(Curaeus curaeus) - Bolivian BlackbirdBolivian BlackbirdThe Bolivian Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Oreopsar.It is endemic to Bolivia....
(Agelaioides oreopsar) - Brewer's BlackbirdBrewer's BlackbirdThe Brewer's Blackbird is a medium-sized New World blackbird, named after the ornithologist Thomas Mayo Brewer....
(Euphagus cyanocephalus) - Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChestnut-capped BlackbirdThe Chestnut-capped Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are swamps and pastureland.-References:...
(Chrysomus ruficapillus) - Chopi BlackbirdChopi BlackbirdThe Chopi Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Gnorimopsar.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
(Gnorimopsar chopi) - Cuban BlackbirdCuban BlackbirdThe Cuban Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is endemic to Cuba.Its natural habitats are lowland moist forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...
(Dives atroviolaceus) - Forbes's BlackbirdForbes's BlackbirdThe Forbes's Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and plantations .It is threatened by habitat loss.This species...
(Curaeus forbesi) - Jamaican BlackbirdJamaican BlackbirdThe Jamaican Blackbird is a species of bird in the New World blackbird and oriole family Icteridae. It is the only species in the genus Nesopsar...
(Nesopsar nigerrimus) - Melodious BlackbirdMelodious BlackbirdThe Melodious Blackbird, Dives dives, is a New World tropical icterid bird. It is a resident breeder from coastal eastern and southeastern Mexico to Costa Rica. Its range is expanding. El Salvador was colonised in the 1950s, and eastern Guatemala in the 1960s...
(Dives dives) - Oriole BlackbirdOriole BlackbirdThe Oriole Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. Its genus, Gymnomystax, is monotypic.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
(Gymnomystax mexicanus) - Pale-eyed BlackbirdPale-eyed BlackbirdThe Pale-eyed Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is swamps.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25 July 2007....
(Agelasticus xanthophthalmus) - Red-breasted BlackbirdRed-breasted BlackbirdThe Red-breasted Blackbird, Sturnella militaris, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. Despite its name and colouration, it is in the same genus as the meadowlarks, and is less closely related to the Red-winged Blackbird group...
(Sturnella militaris) - Red-shouldered BlackbirdRed-shouldered BlackbirdThe Red-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius assimilis, is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is endemic to Cuba, but despite its limited range, the species is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List....
(Agelaius assimilis) - Red-winged BlackbirdRed-winged BlackbirdThe Red-winged Blackbird is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North and much of Central America. It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and Guatemala, with isolated populations in western El Salvador, northwestern Honduras, and...
(Agelaius phoeniceus) - Rusty BlackbirdRusty BlackbirdThe Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus, is a medium-sized blackbird, closely related to grackles .-Appearance:...
(Euphagus carolinus) - Saffron-cowled BlackbirdSaffron-cowled BlackbirdThe Saffron-cowled Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family, in the monotypic genus Xanthopsar.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
(Xanthopsar flavus) - Scarlet-headed BlackbirdScarlet-headed BlackbirdThe Scarlet-headed Blackbird is an icterid bird of southern South American wetlands.This species is about 24 cm long. The bill is oddly shaped: long, slender, and very sharp, looking almost upturned. Adults of both sexes are described by their name...
(Amblyramphus holosericeus) - Scrub BlackbirdScrub BlackbirdThe Scrub Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...
(Dives warszewiczi) - Tawny-shouldered BlackbirdTawny-shouldered BlackbirdThe Tawny-shouldered Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the United States....
(Agelaius humeralis) - Tricolored BlackbirdTricolored BlackbirdThe Tricolored or Tricoloured Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor, is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae. Its range is limited to the coastal areas of the Pacific coast of North America, from Northern California in the U.S...
(Agelaius tricolor) - Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus)
- White-browed BlackbirdWhite-browed BlackbirdThe White-browed Blackbird, Sturnella superciliaris, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. Despite its name and colouration, it is in the same genus as the meadowlarks, and is less closely related to the Red-winged Blackbird group...
(Sturnella superciliaris) - Yellow-headed BlackbirdYellow-headed BlackbirdThe Yellow-headed Blackbird is a medium-sized blackbird, and the only member of the genus Xanthocephalus....
(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) - Yellow-hooded BlackbirdYellow-hooded BlackbirdThe Yellow-hooded Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is found in grassy and brush areas near water in northern South America, and is generally fairly common...
(Chrysomus icterocephalus) - Yellow-shouldered BlackbirdYellow-shouldered BlackbirdThe Yellow-shouldered Blackbird , also known as La Mariquita de Puerto Rico or Capitán, is a diurnal blackbird endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and one of the eleven species belonging to the Agelaius genus of the Icteridae family.-Taxonomy:The nominate form of the Yellow-shouldered...
(Agelaius xanthomus) - Yellow-winged BlackbirdYellow-winged BlackbirdThe Yellow-winged Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Its natural habitats are swamps, intertidal marshes, and pastureland....
(Agelasticus thilius)