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 nameBinomial nameIOC sequence
Yellow-headed blackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus1
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus2
Western meadowlarkSturnella neglecta3
Eastern meadowlarkSturnella magna4
Red-breasted blackbirdLeistes militaris5
White-browed blackbirdLeistes superciliaris6
Peruvian meadowlarkLeistes bellicosus7
Long-tailed meadowlarkLeistes loyca8
Pampas meadowlarkLeistes defilippii9
Yellow-billed caciqueAmblycercus holosericeus10
Mexican caciqueCassiculus melanicterus11
Chestnut-headed oropendolaPsarocolius wagleri12
Russet-backed oropendolaPsarocolius angustifrons13
Dusky-green oropendolaPsarocolius atrovirens14
Crested oropendolaPsarocolius decumanus15
Green oropendolaPsarocolius viridis16
Olive oropendolaPsarocolius bifasciatus17
Montezuma oropendolaPsarocolius montezuma18
Black oropendolaPsarocolius guatimozinus19
Baudo oropendolaPsarocolius cassini20
Solitary caciqueCacicus solitarius21
Golden-winged caciqueCacicus chrysopterus22
Selva caciqueCacicus koepckeae23
Ecuadorian caciqueCacicus sclateri24
Yellow-rumped caciqueCacicus cela25
Scarlet-rumped caciqueCacicus microrhynchus26
Subtropical caciqueCacicus uropygialis27
Northern mountain caciqueCacicus leucoramphus28
Southern mountain caciqueCacicus chrysonotus29
Band-tailed oropendolaCacicus latirostris30
Casqued oropendolaCacicus oseryi31
Red-rumped caciqueCacicus haemorrhous32
Scott's orioleIcterus parisorum33
Yellow-backed orioleIcterus chrysater34
Audubon's orioleIcterus graduacauda35
Jamaican orioleIcterus leucopteryx36
Orange orioleIcterus auratus37
Altamira orioleIcterus gularis38
Yellow orioleIcterus nigrogularis39
Bullock's orioleIcterus bullockii40
Streak-backed orioleIcterus pustulatus41
Black-backed orioleIcterus abeillei42
Baltimore orioleIcterus galbula43
Yellow-tailed orioleIcterus mesomelas44
Spot-breasted orioleIcterus pectoralis45
White-edged orioleIcterus graceannae46
Campo troupialIcterus jamacaii47
Venezuelan troupialIcterus icterus48
Orange-backed troupialIcterus croconotus49
Bar-winged orioleIcterus maculialatus50
Black-vented orioleIcterus wagleri51
Hooded orioleIcterus cucullatus52
Black-cowled orioleIcterus prosthemelas53
Orchard orioleIcterus spurius54
Ochre orioleIcterus fuertesi55
Cuban orioleIcterus melanopsis56
Bahama orioleIcterus northropi57
Martinique orioleIcterus bonana58
Puerto Rican orioleIcterus portoricensis59
Montserrat orioleIcterus oberi60
St. Lucia orioleIcterus laudabilis61
Hispaniolan orioleIcterus dominicensis62
Orange-crowned orioleIcterus auricapillus63
Variable orioleIcterus pyrrhopterus64
Epaulet orioleIcterus cayanensis65
Jamaican blackbirdNesopsar nigerrimus66
Yellow-shouldered blackbirdAgelaius xanthomus67
Tawny-shouldered blackbirdAgelaius humeralis68
Tricolored blackbirdAgelaius tricolor69
Red-winged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus70
Red-shouldered blackbirdAgelaius assimilis71
Screaming cowbirdMolothrus rufoaxillaris72
Giant cowbirdMolothrus oryzivorus73
Shiny cowbirdMolothrus bonariensis74
Bronzed cowbirdMolothrus aeneus75
Bronze-brown cowbirdMolothrus armenti76
Brown-headed cowbirdMolothrus ater77
Scrub blackbirdDives warczewiczi78
Melodious blackbirdDives dives79
Cuban blackbirdPtiloxena atroviolacea80
Rusty blackbirdEuphagus carolinus81
Brewer's blackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus82
Common grackleQuiscalus quiscula83
Nicaraguan grackleQuiscalus nicaraguensis84
Carib grackleQuiscalus lugubris85
Greater Antillean grackleQuiscalus niger86
Boat-tailed grackleQuiscalus major87
Great-tailed grackleQuiscalus mexicanus88
Slender-billed grackleQuiscalus palustris 89
Red-bellied grackleHypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster90
Velvet-fronted grackleLampropsar tanagrinus91
Oriole blackbirdGymnomystax mexicanus92
Colombian mountain grackleMacroagelaius subalaris93
Golden-tufted mountain grackleMacroagelaius imthurni94
Austral blackbirdCuraeus curaeus95
Scarlet-headed blackbirdAmblyramphus holosericeus96
Forbes's blackbirdAnumara forbesi97
Chopi blackbirdGnorimopsar chopi98
Bolivian blackbirdOreopsar bolivianus99
Greyish baywingAgelaioides badius100
Pale baywingAgelaioides fringillarius101
Yellow-winged blackbirdAgelasticus thilius102
Pale-eyed blackbirdAgelasticus xanthophthalmus103
Unicolored blackbirdAgelasticus cyanopus104
Chestnut-capped blackbirdChrysomus ruficapillus105
Yellow-hooded blackbirdChrysomus icterocephalus106
Saffron-cowled blackbirdXanthopsar flavus107
Brown-and-yellow marshbirdPseudoleistes virescens108
Yellow-rumped marshbirdPseudoleistes guirahuro109