List of icterid species
The avian family Icteridae are variously called icterids, troupials and allies, or oropendolas, orioles, blackbirds by taxonomic authorities. The family comprise the New World blackbirds, New World orioles, grackles, cowbirds, oropendolas, and several smaller groups. The International Ornithological Congress recognizes these 109 species distributed among 30 genera, 14 of which have only one species.
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
Common name | Binomial name | IOC sequence |
Yellow-headed blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | 1 |
Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | 2 |
Western meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | 3 |
Eastern meadowlark | Sturnella magna | 4 |
Red-breasted blackbird | Leistes militaris | 5 |
White-browed blackbird | Leistes superciliaris | 6 |
Peruvian meadowlark | Leistes bellicosus | 7 |
Long-tailed meadowlark | Leistes loyca | 8 |
Pampas meadowlark | Leistes defilippii | 9 |
Yellow-billed cacique | Amblycercus holosericeus | 10 |
Mexican cacique | Cassiculus melanicterus | 11 |
Chestnut-headed oropendola | Psarocolius wagleri | 12 |
Russet-backed oropendola | Psarocolius angustifrons | 13 |
Dusky-green oropendola | Psarocolius atrovirens | 14 |
Crested oropendola | Psarocolius decumanus | 15 |
Green oropendola | Psarocolius viridis | 16 |
Olive oropendola | Psarocolius bifasciatus | 17 |
Montezuma oropendola | Psarocolius montezuma | 18 |
Black oropendola | Psarocolius guatimozinus | 19 |
Baudo oropendola | Psarocolius cassini | 20 |
Solitary cacique | Cacicus solitarius | 21 |
Golden-winged cacique | Cacicus chrysopterus | 22 |
Selva cacique | Cacicus koepckeae | 23 |
Ecuadorian cacique | Cacicus sclateri | 24 |
Yellow-rumped cacique | Cacicus cela | 25 |
Scarlet-rumped cacique | Cacicus microrhynchus | 26 |
Subtropical cacique | Cacicus uropygialis | 27 |
Northern mountain cacique | Cacicus leucoramphus | 28 |
Southern mountain cacique | Cacicus chrysonotus | 29 |
Band-tailed oropendola | Cacicus latirostris | 30 |
Casqued oropendola | Cacicus oseryi | 31 |
Red-rumped cacique | Cacicus haemorrhous | 32 |
Scott's oriole | Icterus parisorum | 33 |
Yellow-backed oriole | Icterus chrysater | 34 |
Audubon's oriole | Icterus graduacauda | 35 |
Jamaican oriole | Icterus leucopteryx | 36 |
Orange oriole | Icterus auratus | 37 |
Altamira oriole | Icterus gularis | 38 |
Yellow oriole | Icterus nigrogularis | 39 |
Bullock's oriole | Icterus bullockii | 40 |
Streak-backed oriole | Icterus pustulatus | 41 |
Black-backed oriole | Icterus abeillei | 42 |
Baltimore oriole | Icterus galbula | 43 |
Yellow-tailed oriole | Icterus mesomelas | 44 |
Spot-breasted oriole | Icterus pectoralis | 45 |
White-edged oriole | Icterus graceannae | 46 |
Campo troupial | Icterus jamacaii | 47 |
Venezuelan troupial | Icterus icterus | 48 |
Orange-backed troupial | Icterus croconotus | 49 |
Bar-winged oriole | Icterus maculialatus | 50 |
Black-vented oriole | Icterus wagleri | 51 |
Hooded oriole | Icterus cucullatus | 52 |
Black-cowled oriole | Icterus prosthemelas | 53 |
Orchard oriole | Icterus spurius | 54 |
Ochre oriole | Icterus fuertesi | 55 |
Cuban oriole | Icterus melanopsis | 56 |
Bahama oriole | Icterus northropi | 57 |
Martinique oriole | Icterus bonana | 58 |
Puerto Rican oriole | Icterus portoricensis | 59 |
Montserrat oriole | Icterus oberi | 60 |
St. Lucia oriole | Icterus laudabilis | 61 |
Hispaniolan oriole | Icterus dominicensis | 62 |
Orange-crowned oriole | Icterus auricapillus | 63 |
Variable oriole | Icterus pyrrhopterus | 64 |
Epaulet oriole | Icterus cayanensis | 65 |
Jamaican blackbird | Nesopsar nigerrimus | 66 |
Yellow-shouldered blackbird | Agelaius xanthomus | 67 |
Tawny-shouldered blackbird | Agelaius humeralis | 68 |
Tricolored blackbird | Agelaius tricolor | 69 |
Red-winged blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | 70 |
Red-shouldered blackbird | Agelaius assimilis | 71 |
Screaming cowbird | Molothrus rufoaxillaris | 72 |
Giant cowbird | Molothrus oryzivorus | 73 |
Shiny cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis | 74 |
Bronzed cowbird | Molothrus aeneus | 75 |
Bronze-brown cowbird | Molothrus armenti | 76 |
Brown-headed cowbird | Molothrus ater | 77 |
Scrub blackbird | Dives warczewiczi | 78 |
Melodious blackbird | Dives dives | 79 |
Cuban blackbird | Ptiloxena atroviolacea | 80 |
Rusty blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | 81 |
Brewer's blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | 82 |
Common grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | 83 |
Nicaraguan grackle | Quiscalus nicaraguensis | 84 |
Carib grackle | Quiscalus lugubris | 85 |
Greater Antillean grackle | Quiscalus niger | 86 |
Boat-tailed grackle | Quiscalus major | 87 |
Great-tailed grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | 88 |
Slender-billed grackle | Quiscalus palustris | 89 |
Red-bellied grackle | Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster | 90 |
Velvet-fronted grackle | Lampropsar tanagrinus | 91 |
Oriole blackbird | Gymnomystax mexicanus | 92 |
Colombian mountain grackle | Macroagelaius subalaris | 93 |
Golden-tufted mountain grackle | Macroagelaius imthurni | 94 |
Austral blackbird | Curaeus curaeus | 95 |
Scarlet-headed blackbird | Amblyramphus holosericeus | 96 |
Forbes's blackbird | Anumara forbesi | 97 |
Chopi blackbird | Gnorimopsar chopi | 98 |
Bolivian blackbird | Oreopsar bolivianus | 99 |
Greyish baywing | Agelaioides badius | 100 |
Pale baywing | Agelaioides fringillarius | 101 |
Yellow-winged blackbird | Agelasticus thilius | 102 |
Pale-eyed blackbird | Agelasticus xanthophthalmus | 103 |
Unicolored blackbird | Agelasticus cyanopus | 104 |
Chestnut-capped blackbird | Chrysomus ruficapillus | 105 |
Yellow-hooded blackbird | Chrysomus icterocephalus | 106 |
Saffron-cowled blackbird | Xanthopsar flavus | 107 |
Brown-and-yellow marshbird | Pseudoleistes virescens | 108 |
Yellow-rumped marshbird | Pseudoleistes guirahuro | 109 |