Biology:New World blackbird

New World blackbirds
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Suborder:	Passeri
Family:	Icteridae Vigors, 1825

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).

Species

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

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)