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]

Species

The New World blackbird species belong to 14 genera, all in the Icteridae family:

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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