New World blackbird

New World blackbirds
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Icteridae (in part)
Vigors, 1825

The New World blackbirds consist of 26 species of icterid birds that share the name blackbird but do not correspond with a formal taxon. The distributions of all species are limited to the Americas, and this group is distinct from the Eurasian common blackbird (Turdus merula).[1]

Species

The New World blackbird species:

Red-winged blackbird, male
Yellow-headed blackbird

References

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