Agelaius


Agelaius is a genus of blackbirds in the New World family Icteridae. Established by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816, it contains five species:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged blackbirdNorth and much of Central America
Agelaius assimilisRed-shouldered blackbirdCuba
Agelaius tricolorTricolored blackbirdPacific coast of North America, from Northern California in the U.S., to upper Baja California in Mexico.
Agelaius humeralisTawny-shouldered blackbirdCuba and Haiti
Agelaius xanthomusYellow-shouldered blackbirdPuerto Rico

The name Agelaius comes from the Greek agelaios, meaning "gregarious".

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