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Icteridaeblackbirds(Also: blackbirds, orioles, and relatives)

  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
    • Eumetazoametazoans
      • Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
        • Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
          • PhylumChordatachordates
            • Craniatacraniates
              • SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
                • SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
                  • Euteleostomibony vertebrates
                    • ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
                      • Tetrapodatetrapods
                        • Amniotaamniotes
                          • ClassReptiliaturtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
                            • ClassAvesbirds
                              • SubclassNeognathaeneognath birds
                                • InfraclassNeoavesmodern birds
                                  • OrderPasseriformesperching birds
                                    • Passerida
                                      • Muscicapoideathrushes, sparrows, and relatives
                                        • Passeroideasparrows and relatives
                                          • FamilyIcteridaeblackbirds
                                            • Agelaioidesbay-winged cowbird
                                            • GenusAgelaiusred-winged blackbirds and relatives
                                            • Amblycercusyellow-billed cacique
                                            • Amblyramphusscarlet-headed blackbird
                                            • Cacicuscaciques
                                            • ChrysomusSouth American blackbirds
                                            • CuraeusAustral blackbirds
                                            • Divesblackbirds
                                            • GenusDolichonyxbobolinks
                                            • GenusEuphagusAmerican blackbirds
                                            • GnorimopsarChopi blackbird
                                            • Gymnomystaxoriole-blackbird
                                            • Hypopyrrhusred-bellied grackle
                                            • GenusIcterusAmerican orioles
                                            • Lampropsarvelvet-fronted grackle
                                            • MacroagelaiusSouth American grackles
                                            • GenusMolothruscowbirds
                                            • NesopsarJamaican blackbird
                                            • Ocyalusband-tailed oropendola
                                            • GenusOreopsar
                                            • Psarocoliusoropendolas
                                            • Pseudoleistesmarshbirds
                                            • GenusQuiscalusgrackles
                                            • GenusSturnellameadowlarks
                                            • GenusXanthocephalusyellow-headed blackbirds
                                            • Xanthopsarsaffron-cowled blackbird

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  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
  • PhylumChordatachordates
  • SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
  • ClassAvesbirds
  • OrderPasseriformesperching birds
  • FamilyIcteridaeblackbirds

Related Taxa

  • SpeciesAgelaioides badiusbay-winged cowbird
  • SpeciesAgelaius phoeniceusred-winged blackbird
  • SpeciesAgelaius tricolortricolored blackbird
  • SpeciesAmblycercus holosericeusyellow-billed cacique
  • SpeciesCacicus celayellow-rumped cacique
  • SpeciesDolichonyx oryzivorusbobolink
  • SpeciesEuphagus cyanocephalusBrewer's blackbird
  • SpeciesIcterus abeilleiAbeille's orioles
  • SpeciesIcterus auratusorange oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus bonanaMartinique oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus bullockiiBullock's oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus cayanensisepaulet oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus chrysateryellow-backed oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus cucullatushooded oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus dominicensisHispaniolan oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus galbulaBaltimore oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus graduacaudaAudubon's oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus gularisAltamira oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus icterustroupial
  • SpeciesIcterus jamacaiiCampo troupial
  • SpeciesIcterus laudabilisSt. Lucia oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus leucopteryxJamaican oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus melanopsisCuban oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus mesomelasyellow-tailed oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus northropiBahama oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus oberiMontserrat oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus parisorumScott's oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus pectoralisspot-breasted oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus portoricensisPuerto Rican oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus prosthemelasblack-cowled oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus pustulatusstreak-backed oriole
  • SpeciesIcterus spuriusorchard oriole
  • SpeciesMolothrus aterbrown-headed cowbird
  • SpeciesNesopsar nigerrimusJamaican blackbird
  • SpeciesPsarocolius montezumaMontezuma oropendola
  • SpeciesQuiscalus mexicanusgreat-tailed grackle
  • SpeciesQuiscalus quisculacommon grackle
  • SpeciesSturnella loycalong-tailed meadowlark
  • SpeciesSturnella magnaeastern meadowlark
  • SpeciesXanthocephalus xanthocephalusyellow-headed blackbird