Agelaius

Agelaius is a genus of blackbirds in the New World family Icteridae. Established by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816, it contains five species:[2]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged blackbirdNorth and much of Central America
Agelaius assimilisRed-shouldered blackbirdCuba
Agelaius tricolorTricolored blackbirdPacific coast of North America, from Northern California in the U.S. (with occasional strays into Oregon), to upper Baja California in Mexico.
Agelaius humeralisTawny-shouldered blackbirdCuba, Hispaniola, and the Cayman Islands
Agelaius xanthomusYellow-shouldered blackbirdPuerto Rico

Agelaius
A male red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) while flying
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Agelaius
Vieillot, 1816
Type species
Oriolus phoeniceus[1]
Linnaeus, 1766
Species

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The name Agelaius comes from the Greek agelaios, meaning "gregarious".[3]

References

  1. "Icteridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. "ITIS Report: Agelaius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 36]. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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