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Agelaius

Agelaius \Agelaius\ prop. n. A genus of birds including the red-winged blackbirds.

Syn: genus Agelaius.

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Agelaius

Agelaius is a genus of blackbirds in the New World family Icteridae. Established by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816, it contains five species:

  • Red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Red-shouldered blackbird, Agelaius assimilis
  • Tricolored blackbird, Agelaius tricolor
  • Tawny-shouldered blackbird, Agelaius humeralis
  • Yellow-shouldered blackbird, Agelaius xanthomus

The name Agelaius comes from the Greek agelaios, meaning "gregarious".