Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Rusty Blackbird
The Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) 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
- Euphagus carolinus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Rusty Blackbird
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Euphagus carolinus carolinus
- Euphagus carolinus nigrans
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus Carolinus
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Carolina.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.140
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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