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Gymnomystax mexicanus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Icteridae

Gymnomystax mexicanus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Gymnomystax mexicanus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Gymnomystax mexicanus, the oriole blackbird, is a yellow-and-black icterid found in northern South America.

Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster (Tarragon, 1847)
Icteridae

Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster (Tarragon, 1847)

Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster (Tarragon, 1847)

Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster, the red-bellied grackle, is a Colombian endemic bird that lives in Andean tropical forests and disturbed habitats.

Amblyramphus holosericeus (Scopoli, 1786)
Icteridae

Amblyramphus holosericeus (Scopoli, 1786)

Amblyramphus holosericeus (Scopoli, 1786)

Amblyramphus holosericeus, the scarlet-headed blackbird, is a 24 cm South American icterid with a distinctive upturned bill.

Pseudoleistes virescens (Vieillot, 1819)
Icteridae

Pseudoleistes virescens (Vieillot, 1819)

Pseudoleistes virescens (Vieillot, 1819)

The brown-and-yellow marshbird (Pseudoleistes virescens) is an icterid bird found in parts of South America in swamps and pastureland.

Pseudoleistes guirahuro (Vieillot, 1819)
Icteridae

Pseudoleistes guirahuro (Vieillot, 1819)

Pseudoleistes guirahuro (Vieillot, 1819)

Pseudoleistes guirahuro, the yellow-rumped marshbird, is a cooperatively breeding bird found in wet open habitats of eastern South America.

Gnorimopsar chopi (Vieillot, 1819)
Icteridae

Gnorimopsar chopi (Vieillot, 1819)

Gnorimopsar chopi (Vieillot, 1819)

Gnorimopsar chopi, the chopi blackbird, is a 25 cm black bird found across multiple South American countries.

Agelasticus cyanopus (Vieillot, 1819)
Icteridae

Agelasticus cyanopus (Vieillot, 1819)

Agelasticus cyanopus (Vieillot, 1819)

Agelasticus cyanopus, the unicolored blackbird, is a sexually dimorphic South American bird found in wetland and grassland habitats.

Agelasticus thilius (Molina, 1782)
Icteridae

Agelasticus thilius (Molina, 1782)

Agelasticus thilius (Molina, 1782)

Agelasticus thilius, the yellow-winged blackbird, is an icterid bird found in South American wet and grazing habitats with distinct plumage by age and sex.

Xanthopsar flavus (Gmelin, 1788)
Icteridae

Xanthopsar flavus (Gmelin, 1788)

Xanthopsar flavus (Gmelin, 1788)

Xanthopsar flavus, the saffron-cowled blackbird, is the only species in its genus, an Icteridae bird threatened by habitat loss in South America.

Chrysomus icterocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Icteridae

Chrysomus icterocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Chrysomus icterocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

The yellow-hooded blackbird is a fairly common Icteridae species native to northern South America, rarely recorded as a vagrant in Panama.

Chrysomus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1819)
Icteridae

Chrysomus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1819)

Chrysomus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1819)

Chrysomus ruficapillus, the chestnut-capped blackbird, is a sexually dimorphic bird found in wet eastern South American habitats.

Agelaioides badius (Vieillot, 1819)
Icteridae

Agelaioides badius (Vieillot, 1819)

Agelaioides badius (Vieillot, 1819)

Agelaioides badius, the grayish baywing, is a non-brood-parasitic passerine common across its semi-open South American habitats.

Agelaioides badius fringillarius (Spix, 1824)
Icteridae

Agelaioides badius fringillarius (Spix, 1824)

Agelaioides badius fringillarius (Spix, 1824)

This is a subspecies of grayish baywing, a social non-brood-parasitic bird common across semi-open South American habitats.

Cacicus melanicterus (Bonaparte, 1825)
Icteridae

Cacicus melanicterus (Bonaparte, 1825)

Cacicus melanicterus (Bonaparte, 1825)

Cacicus melanicterus, the Mexican/yellow-winged cacique, is an Icteridae species found only in western Mexico and northern Guatemala.

Dives atroviolaceus (Orbigny, 1839)
Icteridae

Dives atroviolaceus (Orbigny, 1839)

Dives atroviolaceus (Orbigny, 1839)

Dives atroviolaceus is a 27 cm black bird with a brown eye, endemic to Cuba’s main island, living in lowland moist and degraded former forests.

Sturnella militaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Icteridae

Sturnella militaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sturnella militaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sturnella militaris, the red-breasted meadowlark, is a small Neotropical icterid bird associated with open grassy habitats.

Sturnella superciliaris (Bonaparte, 1850)
Icteridae

Sturnella superciliaris (Bonaparte, 1850)

Sturnella superciliaris (Bonaparte, 1850)

The white-browed meadowlark is a small South American passerine icterid that is expanding its range.

Sturnella bellicosa Filippi, 1847
Icteridae

Sturnella bellicosa Filippi, 1847

Sturnella bellicosa Filippi, 1847

The Peruvian meadowlark is an icterid bird found in western South America, with distinct male/female plumage and a bobbing flight.

Sturnella defilippii (Bonaparte, 1850)
Icteridae

Sturnella defilippii (Bonaparte, 1850)

Sturnella defilippii (Bonaparte, 1850)

The Pampas meadowlark is an Icteridae bird scattered across the Pampas Plain, threatened by habitat loss.

Sturnella loyca (Molina, 1782)
Icteridae

Sturnella loyca (Molina, 1782)

Sturnella loyca (Molina, 1782)

The long-tailed meadowlark is a passerine icterid bird of southern South America and the Falkland Islands that inhabits open grassland.

Irena puella (Latham, 1790)
Irenidae

Irena puella (Latham, 1790)

Irena puella (Latham, 1790)

Irena puella, the Asian fairy bluebird, is a sexually dimorphic forest-dwelling passerine found across South and Southeast Asia.

Lanius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758
Laniidae

Lanius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758

Lanius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758

Lanius cristatus (brown shrike) is a migratory brown shrike with variable plumage across subspecies that feeds on insects and small vertebrates.

Lanius dorsalis Cabanis, 1878
Laniidae

Lanius dorsalis Cabanis, 1878

Lanius dorsalis Cabanis, 1878

Lanius dorsalis (Taita fiscal) is a 21 cm East African shrike that hunts insects and small vertebrates from exposed perches.

Lanius nubicus Lichtenstein, 1823
Laniidae

Lanius nubicus Lichtenstein, 1823

Lanius nubicus Lichtenstein, 1823

This is a full description of the masked shrike, Lanius nubicus, covering its appearance, moult, distribution, and habitat.

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