Agelaius
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Agelaius is a genus of blackbirds in the New World family Icteridae. Established by Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816, it contains five species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Agelaius phoeniceus by Brian Gratwicke (cropped).jpg | Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged blackbird | North and much of Central America |
| File:The birds of America (Pl. 215) Agelaius assimilis (cropped).jpg | Agelaius assimilis | Red-shouldered blackbird | Cuba |
| File:Blackbird tricolored male summer california monte-m-taylor.jpg | Agelaius tricolor | Tricolored blackbird | Pacific coast of North America, from Northern California in the U.S. (with occasional strays into Oregon), to upper Baja California in Mexico. |
| File:Agelaius humeralis, Holguin, Cuba.jpg | Agelaius humeralis | Tawny-shouldered blackbird | Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Cayman Islands |
| File:Yellow-shouldered Blackbird 7 Mike Morel.jpg | Agelaius xanthomus | Yellow-shouldered blackbird | Puerto Rico |
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The name Agelaius comes from the Greek Script error: No such module "lang"., meaning "gregarious".[2]
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