Icterid

Icterids
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae

The Icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful passerine birds restricted to the New World.

They include the grackles[?], New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Despite the similar names, the latter groups are not related to the Old World Common Blackbird, which is a thrush (Turdidae), or the Old World orioles (Oriolidae).

Species are:

Family: Icteridae

Genus Dolichonyx

• Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Genus Agelaius, American blackbirds

• Saffron-cowled Blackbird, Agelaius flavus
• Yellow-winged Blackbird, Agelaius thilius
• Pale-eyed Blackbird, Agelaius xanthophthalmus
• Unicolored Blackbird, Agelaius cyanopus
• Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
• Red-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius assimilis
• Tricolored Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor
• Yellow-hooded Blackbird, Agelaius icterocephalus
• Tawny-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius humeralis
• Yellow-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius xanthomus
• Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Agelaius ruficapillus

Genus Nesopsar

• Jamaican Blackbird, Nesopsar nigerrimus

Genus Sturnella meadowlarks[?]

• Red-breasted Blackbird, Sturnella militaris
• White-browed Blackbird, Sturnella superciliaris
• Peruvian Meadowlark, Sturnella bellicosa
• Pampas Meadowlark, Sturnella defillippi
• Long-tailed Meadowlark, Sturnella loyca
• Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna
• Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta

Genus Xanthocephalus

• Yellow-headed Blackbird[?], Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Genus Dives

• Cuban Blackbird, Dives atroviolacea
• Melodious Blackbird, Dives dives
• Scrub Blackbird, Dives warszewiczi

Genus Euphagus

• Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus
• Brewer's Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus

Genus Quiscalus , grackles[?]

• Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major
• Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
• Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus
• Nicaraguan Grackle, Quiscalus nicaraguensis
• Greater Antillean Grackle, Quiscalus niger
• Carib Grackle, Quiscalus lugubris

Genus Molothrus , cowbirds[?]

• Bay-winged Cowbird, Molothrus badius
• Screaming Cowbird, Molothrus rufoaxillaris
• Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis
• Bronzed Cowbird, Molothrus aeneus
• Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater
• Giant Cowbird, Molothrus oryzivorus

Genus Icterus , New World orioles[?]

• Moriche Oriole, Icterus chrysocephalus
• Epaulet Oriole, Icterus cayanensis
• Yellow-backed Oriole, Icterus chrysater
• Yellow Oriole, Icterus nigrogularis
• Jamaican Oriole, Icterus leucopteryx
• Orange Oriole, Icterus auratus
• Yellow-tailed Oriole, Icterus mesomelas
• Orange-crowned Oriole, Icterus auricapillus
• White-edged Oriole, Icterus graceannae
• Spot-breasted Oriole, Icterus pectoralis
• Altamira Oriole, Icterus gularis
• Streak-backed Oriole, Icterus pustulatus
• Hooded Oriole, Icterus cucullatus
• Troupial, Icterus icterus
• Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula
• Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii
• Black-backed Oriole, Icterus abeillei
• Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius
• Black-cowled Oriole, Icterus prosthemelas
• Greater Antillean Oriole, Icterus dominicensis
• Black-vented Oriole, Icterus wagleri
• St. Lucia Oriole, Icterus laudabilis
• Martinique Oriole, Icterus bonana
• Montserrat Oriole, Icterus oberi
• Audubon's Oriole, Icterus graduacauda
• Bar-winged Oriole, Icterus maculialatus
• Scott's Oriole, Icterus parisorum

Genus Amblycercus

• Yellow-billed Cacique, Amblycercus holosericeus

Genus Cacicus , caciques[?]

• Yellow-rumped Cacique, Cacicus cela
• Red-rumped Cacique, Cacicus haemorrhous
• Scarlet-rumped Cacique, Cacicus uropygialis
• Selva Cacique, Cacicus koepckeae
• Golden-winged Cacique, Cacicus chrysopterus
• Mountain Cacique, Cacicus chrysonotus
• Ecuadorian Cacique, Cacicus sclateri
• Solitary Cacique, Cacicus solitarius
• Yellow-winged Cacique, Cacicus melanicterus

Genus Psarocolius , oropendolas[?]

• Casqued Oropendola, Psarocolius oseryi
• Crested Oropendola, Psarocolius decumanus
• Green Oropendola, Psarocolius viridis
• Dusky-green Oropendola, Psarocolius atrovirens
• Russet-backed Oropendola, Psarocolius angustifrons
• Chestnut-headed Oropendola, Psarocolius wagleri
• Black Oropendola, Psarocolius guatimozinus

Genus Ocyalus

• Band-tailed Oropendola, Ocyalus latirostris

Genus Gymnostinops ,

• Montezuma Oropendola, Gymnostinops montezuma
• Baudo Oropendola, Gymnostinops cassini
• Amazonian Oropendola, Gymnostinops bifasciatus

Genus Gymnomystax

• Oriole Blackbird, Gymnomystax mexicanus

Genus Pseudoleistes , marshbirds

• Yellow-rumped Marshbird, Pseudoleistes guirahuro
• Brown-and-yellow Marshbird, Pseudoleistes virescens

Genus Amblyramphus

• Scarlet-headed Blackbird, Amblyramphus holosericeus

Genus Hypopyrrhus

• Red-bellied Grackle, Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster

Genus Curaeus

• Austral Blackbird, Curaeus curaeus
• Forbes' Blackbird, Curaeus forbesi

Genus Gnorimopsar

• Chopi Blackbird, Gnorimopsar chopi

Genus Oreopsar

• Bolivian Blackbird, Oreopsar bolivianus

Genus Lampropsar

• Velvet-fronted Grackle, Lampropsar tanagrinus

Genus Macroagelaius

• Golden-tufted Grackle, Macroagelaius imthurni
• Mountain Grackle Macroagelaius subalaris