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Encyclopedia > Icterid
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Icterids
image:Yellowheadblackbird.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Vigors, 1825
Genera

24 genera, see text yellow-headed blackbird public domain from USFWS File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – October 26, 1840) was an Irish zoologist and politician. ... See genus (mathematics) for the use of the term in mathematics. ...

The Icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful passerine birds restricted to the New World. Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ...


They include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Despite the similar names, the latter groups are not related to the Old World Common Blackbird, which is a thrush (Turdidae), or the Old World orioles (Oriolidae). Genus Quiscalus Vieillot, 1816 The grackles are gregarious passerine birds in the Icterid family. ... For the reconnaissance aircraft, see SR-71 Blackbird. ... Genera 22 genera, see text The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. ... Genera Oriolus Sphecotheres Orioles are colourful Old World passerine birds in the family Oriolidae. ...


Most species have black as a predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red.


Species

  • Family Icteridae
    • Genus Dolichonyx
    • Genus Agelaius, American blackbirds
      • Saffron-cowled Blackbird, Agelaius flavus
      • Yellow-winged Blackbird, Agelaius thilius
      • Pale-eyed Blackbird, Agelaius xanthophthalmus
      • Unicolored Blackbird, Agelaius cyanopus
      • Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
      • Red-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius assimilis
      • Tricolored Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor
      • Yellow-hooded Blackbird, Agelaius icterocephalus
      • Tawny-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius humeralis
      • Yellow-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius xanthomus
      • Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Agelaius ruficapillus
    • Genus Nesopsar
      • Jamaican Blackbird, Nesopsar nigerrimus
    • Genus Sturnella meadowlarks
      • Red-breasted Blackbird, Sturnella militaris
      • White-browed Blackbird, Sturnella superciliaris
      • Peruvian Meadowlark, Sturnella bellicosa
      • Pampas Meadowlark, Sturnella defillippi
      • Long-tailed Meadowlark, Sturnella loyca
      • Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna
      • Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
    • Genus Xanthocephalus
      • Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
    • Genus Dives
      • Cuban Blackbird, Dives atroviolacea
      • Melodious Blackbird, Dives dives
      • Scrub Blackbird, Dives warszewiczi
    • Genus Euphagus
    • Genus Quiscalus, grackles
      • Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major
      • Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
      • Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus
      • Nicaraguan Grackle, Quiscalus nicaraguensis
      • Greater Antillean Grackle, Quiscalus niger
      • Carib Grackle, Quiscalus lugubris
    • Genus Molothrus, cowbirds
      • Bay-winged Cowbird, Molothrus badius
      • Screaming Cowbird, Molothrus rufoaxillaris
      • Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis
      • Bronzed Cowbird, Molothrus aeneus
      • Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater
      • Giant Cowbird, Molothrus oryzivorus
    • Genus Icterus, New World orioles
      • Moriche Oriole, Icterus chrysocephalus
      • Epaulet Oriole, Icterus cayanensis
      • Yellow-backed Oriole, Icterus chrysater
      • Yellow Oriole, Icterus nigrogularis
      • Jamaican Oriole, Icterus leucopteryx
      • Orange Oriole, Icterus auratus
      • Yellow-tailed Oriole, Icterus mesomelas
      • Orange-crowned Oriole, Icterus auricapillus
      • White-edged Oriole, Icterus graceannae
      • Spot-breasted Oriole, Icterus pectoralis
      • Altamira Oriole, Icterus gularis
      • Streak-backed Oriole, Icterus pustulatus
      • Hooded Oriole, Icterus cucullatus
      • Troupial, Icterus icterus
      • Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula
      • Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii
      • Black-backed Oriole, Icterus abeillei
      • Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius
      • Black-cowled Oriole, Icterus prosthemelas
      • Greater Antillean Oriole, Icterus dominicensis
      • Black-vented Oriole, Icterus wagleri
      • St. Lucia Oriole, Icterus laudabilis
      • Martinique Oriole, Icterus bonana
      • Montserrat Oriole, Icterus oberi
      • Audubon's Oriole, Icterus graduacauda
      • Bar-winged Oriole, Icterus maculialatus
      • Scott's Oriole, Icterus parisorum
    • Genus Amblycercus
      • Yellow-billed Cacique, Amblycercus holosericeus
    • Genus Cacicus, caciques
      • Yellow-rumped Cacique, Cacicus cela
      • Red-rumped Cacique, Cacicus haemorrhous
      • Scarlet-rumped Cacique, Cacicus uropygialis
      • Selva Cacique, Cacicus koepckeae
      • Golden-winged Cacique, Cacicus chrysopterus
      • Mountain Cacique, Cacicus chrysonotus
      • Ecuadorian Cacique, Cacicus sclateri
      • Solitary Cacique, Cacicus solitarius
      • Yellow-winged Cacique, Cacicus melanicterus
    • Genus Psarocolius, oropendolas
      • Casqued Oropendola, Psarocolius oseryi
      • Crested Oropendola, Psarocolius decumanus
      • Green Oropendola, Psarocolius viridis
      • Dusky-green Oropendola, Psarocolius atrovirens
      • Russet-backed Oropendola, Psarocolius angustifrons
      • Chestnut-headed Oropendola, Psarocolius wagleri
      • Black Oropendola, Psarocolius guatimozinus
    • Genus Ocyalus
      • Band-tailed Oropendola, Ocyalus latirostris
    • Genus Gymnostinops
      • Montezuma Oropendola, Gymnostinops montezuma
      • Baudo Oropendola, Gymnostinops cassini
      • Amazonian Oropendola, Gymnostinops bifasciatus
    • Genus Gymnomystax
      • Oriole Blackbird, Gymnomystax mexicanus
    • Genus Pseudoleistes, marshbirds
      • Yellow-rumped Marshbird, Pseudoleistes guirahuro
      • Brown-and-yellow Marshbird, Pseudoleistes virescens
    • Genus Amblyramphus
      • Scarlet-headed Blackbird, Amblyramphus holosericeus
    • Genus Hypopyrrhus
      • Red-bellied Grackle, Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
    • Genus Curaeus
      • Austral Blackbird, Curaeus curaeus
      • Forbes' Blackbird, Curaeus forbesi
    • Genus Gnorimopsar
      • Chopi Blackbird, Gnorimopsar chopi
    • Genus Oreopsar
      • Bolivian Blackbird, Oreopsar bolivianus
    • Genus Lampropsar
      • Velvet-fronted Grackle, Lampropsar tanagrinus
    • Genus Macroagelaius
      • Golden-tufted Grackle, Macroagelaius imthurni
      • Mountain Grackle, Macroagelaius subalaris

  Results from FactBites:
 
Icterid page (1271 words)
The Icterids are a large group of strong-billed birds limited in distribution to the New World.
Icterids exhibit a wide variety of lifestyles -- from solitary to densely colonial -- but the longish, slim, and pointed beaks of most rapidly identify them.
Many icterids are "fl birds" -- the term "Blackbird" is used in a variety of genera -- and some familiar fl species are grackles and cowbirds.
BEHAVIOR OF A RED-CROWNED WOODPECKER AT AN UNUSUAL ROOST SITE IN VENEZUELA (1576 words)
I thank Clark Casler and Wilmer Villalobos for suggesting a possible identification of the icterid nest and Clark Casler for identifying the tree from which it was suspended.
A Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus), observed in Venezuela, roosted in a pendulous icterid nest.
On 12 Oct. 1986, I saw a male Red-crowned Woodpecker clinging to the side of an unoccupied icterid nest, possibly that of a Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis).
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