Austral blackbird

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Austral blackbird
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Curaeus
PL Sclater, 1862
Species:
C. curaeus
Binomial name
Curaeus curaeus
(Molina, 1782)
Curaeus curaeus map.svg
Molothrus bonariensis in a clutch of Curaeus curaeus - MHNT Molothrus bonariensis MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.150.27.jpg
Molothrus bonariensis in a clutch of Curaeus curaeus - MHNT

The austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Curaeus curaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22724271A94857354. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22724271A94857354.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.