Passeriformes

New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)

HBW 16, p. 684

Smallish to large passerines with pointed bill, plumage mostly dark, often glossy, many species with bright patches of colour, some richly coloured.
New World.
Forest, mixed woodland, scrub, grassland and agricultural areas, marshes, rocky cliffs and suburban environments.
31 genera, 111 species, 259 taxa.
14 species threatened; 1 species and 1 subspecies extinct since 1600.

List of species:

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9 2 4 3 8 1 Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus)
5 1 2 2 8 2 Golden-winged Cacique (Cacicus chrysopterus)
0 4 3 Selva Cacique (Cacicus koepckeae)
0 8 4 Ecuadorian Cacique (Cacicus sclateri)
8 2 2 4 5 Northern Mountain Cacique (Cacicus leucoramphus)
2 2 6 Southern Mountain Cacique (Cacicus chrysonotus)
1 1 7 Subtropical Cacique (Cacicus uropygialis)
13 1 1 11 8 Scarlet-rumped Cacique (Cacicus microrhynchus)
15 2 7 6 8 9 Red-rumped Cacique (Cacicus haemorrhous)
57 8 17 32 8 10 Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela)
0 8 11 Band-tailed Oropendola (Ocyalus latirostris)
2 1 1 8 12 Casqued Oropendola (Clypicterus oseryi)
10 1 3 6 8 13 Solitary Cacique (Procacicus solitarius)
10 1 4 5 8 14 Yellow-winged Cacique (Cassiculus melanicterus)
21 2 5 14 8 15 Chestnut-headed Oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri)
8 2 6 8 16 Dusky-green Oropendola (Psarocolius atrovirens)
32 1 9 22 8 17 Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons)
66 2 32 32 8 18 Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus)
23 11 3 9 8 19 Green Oropendola (Psarocolius viridis)
10 2 2 6 8 20 Amazonian Oropendola (Psarocolius yuracares)
0 8 21 Para Oropendola (Psarocolius bifasciatus)
19 1 7 11 8 22 Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma)
1 1 8 23 Black Oropendola (Psarocolius guatimozinus)
5 1 4 3 24 Baudo Oropendola (Psarocolius cassini)
8 3 5 8 25 Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum)
3 2 1 8 26 Audubon's Oriole (Icterus graduacauda)
14 1 6 7 8 27 Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater)
70 1 43 26 8 28 Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
4 3 1 8 29 Black-backed Oriole (Icterus abeillei)
11 3 8 8 30 Streak-backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus)
29 1 5 23 8 31 Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
7 6 1 8 32 Jamaican Oriole (Icterus leucopteryx)
9 4 5 8 33 Orange Oriole (Icterus auratus)
31 1 23 7 8 34 Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)
19 7 12 8 35 Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis)
12 4 8 8 36 Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas)
6 4 2 8 37 Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis)
3 2 1 8 38 White-edged Oriole (Icterus graceannae)
25 1 17 7 8 39 Venezuelan Troupial (Icterus icterus)
13 6 7 8 40 Campo Troupial (Icterus jamacaii)
15 6 9 8 41 Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus)
2 1 1 8 42 Bar-winged Oriole (Icterus maculialatus)
8 4 4 8 43 Black-vented Oriole (Icterus wagleri)
39 13 26 8 44 Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
7 2 5 8 45 Black-cowled Oriole (Icterus prosthemelas)
17 7 10 8 46 Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
3 1 2 47 Fuertes's Oriole (Icterus fuertesi)
0 2 48 Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi)
5 2 3 8 49 Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis)
2 2 8 50 Hispaniolan Oriole (Icterus dominicensis)
1 1 4 51 Martinique Oriole (Icterus bonana)
3 2 1 6 52 St Lucia Oriole (Icterus laudabilis)
8 1 4 3 2 53 Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi)
4 2 1 1 8 54 Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis)
5 3 2 8 55 Orange-crowned Oriole (Icterus auricapillus)
9 1 2 6 8 56 Moriche Oriole (Icterus chrysocephalus)
3 1 1 1 8 57 Epaulet Oriole (Icterus cayanensis)
13 1 3 9 8 58 Variable Oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus)
3 3 3 59 Jamaican Blackbird (Nesopsar nigerrimus)
18 1 1 16 8 60 Cuban Blackbird (Ptiloxena atroviolacea)
13 1 4 8 8 61 Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives)
8 2 4 2 8 62 Scrub Blackbird (Dives warczewiczi)
40 1 25 14 8 63 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
2 1 1 8 64 Nicaraguan Grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis)
35 2 20 13 8 65 Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris)
44 1 12 31 8 66 Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger)
67 1 29 37 8 67 Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
30 2 11 17 8 68 Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
8 5 3 4 69 Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
19 1 10 8 8 70 Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
12 2 10 8 71 Screaming Cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris)
21 1 6 14 8 72 Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus)
18 8 10 73 Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus)
0 74 Bronze-brown Cowbird (Molothrus armenti)
63 1 36 26 8 75 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
71 3 38 30 8 76 Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
85 4 49 32 8 77 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
4 3 1 3 78 Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor)
14 1 13 8 79 Red-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius assimilis)
15 1 4 10 8 80 Tawny-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius humeralis)
6 1 2 3 3 81 Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus)
11 7 4 2 82 Colombian Mountain Grackle (Macroagelaius subalaris)
7 2 1 4 8 83 Tepui Mountain Grackle (Macroagelaius imthurni)
2 2 8 84 Velvet-fronted Grackle (Lampropsar tanagrinus)
20 13 7 8 85 Oriole Blackbird (Gymnomystax mexicanus)
14 9 5 3 86 Red-bellied Grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster)
16 1 4 11 8 87 Austral Blackbird (Curaeus curaeus)
6 4 2 2 88 Forbes's Blackbird (Curaeus forbesi)
22 11 11 8 89 Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus)
22 1 7 14 8 90 Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi)
21 8 13 8 91 Yellow-winged Blackbird (Agelasticus thilius)
1 1 8 92 Pale-eyed Blackbird (Agelasticus xanthophthalmus)
13 6 7 8 93 Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus)
35 18 17 8 94 Yellow-hooded Blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus)
25 2 6 17 8 95 Chestnut-capped Blackbird (Chrysomus ruficapillus)
7 1 3 3 4 96 Saffron-cowled Blackbird (Xanthopsar flavus)
17 1 5 11 8 97 Yellow-rumped Marshbird (Pseudoleistes guirahuro)
12 1 7 4 8 98 Brown-and-yellow Marshbird (Pseudoleistes virescens)
22 1 12 9 8 99 Greyish Baywing (Agelaioides badius)
3 1 2 100 Pale Baywing (Agelaioides fringillarius)
0 8 101 Bolivian Blackbird (Oreopsar bolivianus)
28 1 18 9 8 102 Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
18 1 14 3 8 103 Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
38 1 18 19 8 104 Red-breasted Blackbird (Sturnella militaris)
10 4 6 8 105 White-browed Blackbird (Sturnella superciliaris)
5 3 2 4 106 Pampas Meadowlark (Sturnella defilippii)
12 7 5 8 107 Peruvian Meadowlark (Sturnella bellicosa)
55 1 20 34 8 108 Long-tailed Meadowlark (Sturnella loyca)
0 109 Lilian's Meadowlark (Sturnella lilianae)
32 1 18 13 8 110 Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
22 1 11 10 8 111 Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

Family statistics

31 genera, 111 species

1816 files covering
29 genera	(94%)
103 species	(93%)

917 videos covering
26 genera	(84%)
95 species	(86%)

810 photographs covering
29 genera	(94%)
101 species	(91%)

89 sound recordings covering
23 genera	(74%)
55 species	(50%)

111 103 93 95 86 101 91 55 50

Passeriformes

New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)

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Family statistics

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