Agelasticus

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Agelasticus
Agelasticus cyanopus -Argentina-8.jpg
Unicolored blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus), Argentina
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Agelasticus
Cabanis, 1851
Species

3, see text

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.[1]

Species[]

It contains the following species:

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Agelasticus xanthophthalmus Pale-eyed Blackbird.jpg Pale-eyed blackbird Agelasticus xanthophthalmus eastern Peru and Ecuador
Yellow-winged Blackbird.jpg Yellow-winged blackbird Agelasticus thilius Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus) female.jpg Unicolored blackbird Agelasticus cyanopus Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay

References[]

  1. ^ 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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