Icteridae

Molothrus rufoaxillaris Photo by Jorge Vicente (Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur) Common name:screaming cowbird (en); vira-bosta-picumã (pt); vacher criard (fr); tordo chillón (es); rotachsel-kuhstärling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange:This species is found from south-eastern Bolivia and Goiás in central Brazil, through Paraguay and Uruguay and into Argentina as far south as Río Negro and north-eastern Chubut.Size:These birds are…

Psarocolius montezuma (Photo from Ecos del Bosque) Common name:Montezuma oropendola (en); japu-de-Montezuma (pt); cassique de Montezuma (fr); cacique de Moctezuma (es); Montezumastirnvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico south to western Panama, mainly on the lowlands bordering the Carribean Sea.Size:This species is sexually dimorphic. Males are 46-51 cm long and weigh about…

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Photo by Mike Ross (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:yellow-headed blackbird (en); graúna-de-cabeça-amarela (pt); carouge à tête jaune (fr); tordo cabeciamarillo (es); brillenstärling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange:This species breeds in south-western Canada, in eastern British Columbia, Alberta, southern Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba and marginally in south-western Ontario, and in the United States, mainly east of the…

Nesopsar nigerrimus Photo by Jaremy Gatten (Flickr) Common name:Jamaican blackbird (en); iratauá-da-Jamaica (pt); carouge de Jamaïque (fr); turpial de Jamaica (es); bromelienstärling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily IcteridaeRange:This species is endemic to Jamaica, being found in Cockpit Country, the central hills the Blue and John Crow Mountains.Size:These birds are 18 cm long and weigh about 40 g. Habitat:The…