Agelaius
| Agelaius | |
|---|---|
| A male red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) while flying | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Agelaius Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Oriolus phoeniceus Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
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Agelaius is a genus of blackbirds in the New World family Icteridae. Established by Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816, it contains five species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged blackbird | North and much of Central America | |
| Agelaius assimilis | Red-shouldered blackbird | Cuba | |
| Agelaius tricolor | Tricolored blackbird | Pacific coast of North America, from Northern California in the U.S. (with occasional strays into Oregon), to upper Baja California in Mexico. | |
| Agelaius humeralis | Tawny-shouldered blackbird | Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Cayman Islands | |
| Agelaius xanthomus | Yellow-shouldered blackbird | Puerto Rico | |
The name Agelaius comes from the Greek agelaios, meaning "gregarious".
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