Saffron-cowled blackbird
| Saffron-cowled blackbird | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Xanthopsar Ridgway, 1901 |
| Species: | X. flavus
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthopsar flavus (Gmelin, 1788)
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| Synonyms | |
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Agelaius flavus Gmelin, 1788 | |
The saffron-cowled blackbird (Xanthopsar flavus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, in the monotypic[2] genus Xanthopsar. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay (where it is found at the Quebrada de los Cuervos).
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Xanthopsar flavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22724673A153660526. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22724673A153660526.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Thomas M. Brooks; John D. Pilgrim; Ana S. L. Rodrigues & Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca (2005). "Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history". In Andy Purvis; John L. Gittleman & Thomas Brooks (eds.). Phylogeny and Conservation. Conservation Biology. 8. Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–294. ISBN 978-0-521-82502-3.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Icteridae
- Birds of Argentina
- Birds of the Atlantic Forest
- Birds of Paraguay
- Birds of Uruguay
- Birds described in 1788
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
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