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

3, see text

Agelasticus is a genus of birds 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]

Species

The genus contains the following three species:[3]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Pale-eyed blackbird Agelasticus xanthophthalmus eastern Peru and Ecuador
Yellow-winged blackbird Agelasticus thilius Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay
Unicolored blackbird Agelasticus cyanopus Argentina, 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).
  3. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Oropendolas, orioles, blackbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 19 November 2023.


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