New World blackbird

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 is limited to the Americas, and this group is distinct from the Eurasian Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) and related species.

Species

The New World blackbird species:

Red-winged Blackbird, male
Yellow-headed Blackbird

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