Biology:Agelasticus
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Agelasticus | |
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| Unicolored blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus), Argentina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Agelasticus Cabanis, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Turdus thilius[1] Molina, 1782
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Agelasticus is a genus of birds in the New World oriole family Icteridae. They have slender forms and thin bills. The females are responsible for building the nest, unlike some of their close relatives. The genus is found in South America.[2]
Species
The genus contains the following three species:[3]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Pale-eyed blackbird | Agelasticus xanthophthalmus | eastern Peru and Ecuador |
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Yellow-winged blackbird | Agelasticus thilius | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay |
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Unicolored blackbird | Agelasticus cyanopus | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay |
References
- ↑ "Icteridae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=199.
- ↑ Fraga, R. & Bonan, A. (2017). New World Blackbirds (Icteridae). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/52383 on 23 May 2017).
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (July 2023). "Oropendolas, orioles, blackbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/blackbirds/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3499880 entry
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