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]
| 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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| Species | |
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3, see text | |
Species
editThe genus contains the following three species:[3]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Pale-eyed blackbird
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Agelasticus xanthophthalmus (Short, 1969) |
eastern Peru and Ecuador
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Yellow-winged blackbird
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Agelasticus thilius (Molina, 1782) Three subspecies
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Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Unicolored blackbird
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Agelasticus cyanopus (Vieillot, 1819) |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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References
edit- ^ "Icteridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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