Biology:Chrysomus

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Chrysomus is a genus of birds in the family Icteridae.

Species

Established by William Swainson in 1837, the genus contains only yellow-hooded blackbird:[1]

Genus Chrysomus – Swainson, 1837 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Yellow-hooded blackbird


Male
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Female

Chrysomus icterocephalus
(Linnaeus, 1766) 		northern South America
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Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Chestnut-capped blackbird


Male
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Female

Chrysomus ruficapillus
(Vieillot, 1819) 		Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Uruguay
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 



The name Chrysomus is a transliteration of the Greek word khrusōma, meaning "wrought gold" or "something made of gold".[2]

References

  1. ↑ "ITIS Report: Chrysomus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=729193. Retrieved 9 July 2015. 
  2. ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/helmdictionarysc00jobl_997. 

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