Agelasticus

Agelasticus
Unicolored blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus), Argentina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Icteridae
Genus:	Agelasticus Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Turdus thilius [1] Molina, 1782
Species
3, see text

Agelasticus is a genus of birds in the New World blackbird and oriole family Icteridae. They have slender forms and narrow bills. Male plumage is mostly or entirely black while that of females is generally brown and streaky. Females are responsible for building the nest, unlike some of their close relatives. The genus occurs only in South America. ^[2]

Species

The genus contains the following three species: ^[3]

Genus Agelasticus – Cabanis, 1851 – three species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Pale-eyed blackbird	Agelasticus xanthophthalmus (Short, 1969)	eastern Peru and Ecuador	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Yellow-winged blackbird Male Female	Agelasticus thilius (Molina, 1782) Three subspecies A. t. alticola A. t. petersii A. t. thilius	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Unicolored blackbird Male Female	Agelasticus cyanopus (Vieillot, 1819)	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

References

1. "Icteridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
2. 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).
3. 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.