Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Agelaius xanthomus(Sclater, PL, 1862)
English (US) Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
The Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Agelaius xanthomus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Agelaius xanthomus xanthomus
- Agelaius xanthomus monensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Icterus xanthomus
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1862)
- Type locality
- Mexico [error = Puerto Rico] .
- Original description
- Catalogue of a collection of American birds p.131
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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