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American Blackbirds (Family: Icteridae, Genus: Agelaius) - Wiki
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Agelaius
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[Photo] Male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). Photographed June 15, 2006 at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis, Missouri by Kelly Martin (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Kelly_Martin). Copyright (C) 2006 Kelly Martin
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American blackbirds are birds belonging to the genus Agelaius in the New World family Icteridae.
This genus includes 11 species of largely insectivorous grassland birds. The males are typically black with some colorful patches, such as on the shoulders or head. Females are drab and somewhat resemble American sparrows.
The genus Agelaius contains:
Saffron-cowled Blackbird, Agelaius flavus
Yellow-winged Blackbird, Agelaius thilius
Pale-eyed Blackbird, Agelaius xanthophthalmus
Unicolored Blackbird, Agelaius cyanopus
Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
Red-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius assimilis
Tricolored Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor
Yellow-hooded Blackbird, Agelaius icterocephalus
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius humeralis
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius xanthomus
Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Agelaius ruficapillus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agelaius
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