Icteridae

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Icterus cayanensis pyrrhopterus (Vieillot, 1819)

Icterus cayanensis pyrrhopterus (Vieillot, 1819)

Icterus cayanensis pyrrhopterus (Vieillot, 1819)

The epaulet oriole is a bird in the Icteridae family, found across northern South America in multiple types of habitats.

Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sturnella magna, the eastern meadowlark, is a grassland bird of the Americas with distinct plumage and a simple whistled song.

Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844

Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844

Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844

Sturnella neglecta (western meadowlark) is a North American grassland bird with distinctive yellow underparts and a flute-like song.

Sturnella lilianae Oberholser, 1930

Sturnella lilianae Oberholser, 1930

Sturnella lilianae Oberholser, 1930

Chihuahuan (Lilian's) meadowlark is an Icteridae bird found in northern Mexico and the southwestern US, formerly a subspecies of eastern meadowlark.

Quiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838

Quiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838

Quiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838

Quiscalus lugubris (Carib grackle) is a bird with distinct size and plumage differences between sexes, age classes, and island subspecies.

Quiscalus major Vieillot, 1819

Quiscalus major Vieillot, 1819

Quiscalus major Vieillot, 1819

Quiscalus major, the boat-tailed grackle, is a sexually dimorphic bird found in southeastern US coastal and urban habitats.

Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Quiscalus quiscula, the common grackle, is a North American icterid bird with sexual dimorphism and expanding range east of the Rocky Mountains.

Quiscalus nicaraguensis Salvin & Godman, 1891

Quiscalus nicaraguensis Salvin & Godman, 1891

Quiscalus nicaraguensis Salvin & Godman, 1891

Quiscalus nicaraguensis (Nicaraguan grackle) is a medium-sized non-migratory bird found only in western Nicaragua and northern Costa Rica.

Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788)

Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788)

Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788)

Quiscalus mexicanus, the great-tailed grackle, is a medium-sized bird with a widely expanded North American range and diverse foraging habits.

Quiscalus niger (Boddaert, 1783)

Quiscalus niger (Boddaert, 1783)

Quiscalus niger (Boddaert, 1783)

Quiscalus niger, the Greater Antillean grackle, is a sexually dimorphic black bird with yellow eyes and a generalist diet.

Agelaius tricolor (Audubon, 1837)

Agelaius tricolor (Audubon, 1837)

Agelaius tricolor (Audubon, 1837)

The tricolored blackbird is a social North American icterid bird that has adapted to habitat loss with conservation support.

Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766)

This is the species description of Agelaius phoeniceus, the red-winged blackbird, covering appearance, distribution, habitat, and population control methods.

Agelaius xanthomus (P.L.Sclater, 1862)

Agelaius xanthomus (P.L.Sclater, 1862)

Agelaius xanthomus (P.L.Sclater, 1862)

The yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) is a Puerto Rican blackbird with a yellow shoulder patch with documented conservation status.

Agelaius humeralis (Vigors, 1827)

Agelaius humeralis (Vigors, 1827)

Agelaius humeralis (Vigors, 1827)

Agelaius humeralis, the tawny-shouldered blackbird, is a small social black bird with a distinctive brown-orange shoulder patch.

Dives dives (Deppe, 1830)

Dives dives (Deppe, 1830)

Dives dives (Deppe, 1830)

Dives dives, the melodious blackbird, is a medium-sized blackbird with an expanding range from Mexico to Costa Rica.

Dives warczewiczi (Cabanis, 1861)

Dives warczewiczi (Cabanis, 1861)

Dives warczewiczi (Cabanis, 1861)

The scrub blackbird (Dives warczewiczi) is an Icteridae bird species found in Ecuador and Peru.

Psarocolius wagleri (G.R.Gray, 1845)

Psarocolius wagleri (G.R.Gray, 1845)

Psarocolius wagleri (G.R.Gray, 1845)

Psarocolius wagleri, the chestnut-headed oropendola, is a common, non-threatened New World blackbird found from southern Mexico to northeastern Ecuador.

Psarocolius decumanus (Pallas, 1769)

Psarocolius decumanus (Pallas, 1769)

Psarocolius decumanus (Pallas, 1769)

Psarocolius decumanus is a bird with distinct plumage and size differences between adult males and females.

Psarocolius viridis (Statius Muller, 1776)

Psarocolius viridis (Statius Muller, 1776)

Psarocolius viridis (Statius Muller, 1776)

Psarocolius viridis, the green oropendola, is a South American tropical rainforest bird with distinct plumage and gregarious nesting habits.

Psarocolius atrovirens (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Psarocolius atrovirens (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Psarocolius atrovirens (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Psarocolius atrovirens, the dusky-green oropendola, is a Andean montane forest bird that breeds in small colonies.

Psarocolius angustifrons (Spix, 1824)

Psarocolius angustifrons (Spix, 1824)

Psarocolius angustifrons (Spix, 1824)

Psarocolius angustifrons, the russet-backed oropendola, is a common widespread Icteridae bird found in northern South America.

Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830)

Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830)

Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830)

Psarocolius montezuma, the Montezuma oropendola, is a highly sexually dimorphic Central American bird with a female-defence polygynous mating system.

Psarocolius bifasciatus (Spix, 1824)

Psarocolius bifasciatus (Spix, 1824)

Psarocolius bifasciatus (Spix, 1824)

Psarocolius bifasciatus, commonly called olive oropendola, is a sexually size-dimorphic icterid bird with distinct plumage traits.

Curaeus curaeus (Molina, 1782)

Curaeus curaeus (Molina, 1782)

Curaeus curaeus (Molina, 1782)

Austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) is an Icteridae bird species found in Argentina and Chile in several natural habitats.

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