Grayish baywing

Grayish baywing
A. b. badius, Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Agelaioides
Species:
A. badius
Binomial name
Agelaioides badius
(Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms

Molothrus badius (Vieillot, 1819)

The grayish baywing (Agelaioides badius), formerly known as the bay-winged cowbird, is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is currently placed in the genus Agelaioides but has traditionally been placed in the genus Molothrus. It is found in the northern half of Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern and central Brazil, The isolated population in north-eastern Brazil is usually now considered a separate species, the pale baywing (Agelaioides fringillarius). The greyish baywing has been recorded as a vagrant in Chile.

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