Scrub blackbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Icteridae |
Genus: | Dives |
Species: | D. warczewiczi |
Binomial name | |
Dives warczewiczi (Cabanis, 1861) | |
Synonyms | |
Dives warszewiczi (sp) |
The scrub blackbird (Dives warczewiczi) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.
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