Red-shouldered Blackbird
Agelaius assimilisLembeye, J, 1850
English (US) Red-shouldered Blackbird
The Red-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius assimilis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: marshes of western and central Cuba, including Isla de la JuventudRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Agelaius assimilis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-shouldered Blackbird
- Described by
- Lembeye, J, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Lembeye, J, 1850
- Type locality
- Cuba.
- Original description
- Aves de la Isla de Cuba p.64 pl.9 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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