Agelasticus

Agelasticus is a genus of bird in the New World oriole family Icteridae. They have slender forms and thin bills. The females are responsible for building the nest, unlike some of their close relatives. The genus is found in South America.[2]

Agelasticus
Unicolored blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus), Argentina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Agelasticus
Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Turdus thilius[1]
Molina, 1782
Species

3, see text

Species

It contains the following species:

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Pale-eyed blackbirdAgelasticus xanthophthalmuseastern Peru and Ecuador
Yellow-winged blackbirdAgelasticus thiliusArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Unicolored blackbirdAgelasticus cyanopusArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay

References

  1. "Icteridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. Fraga, R. & Bonan, A. (2017). New World Blackbirds (Icteridae). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/52383 on 23 May 2017).


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