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Baywing
Greyish baywing, Agelaioides badius, Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Agelaioides
Cassin, 1866
Species

The baywings are two species of birds in the genus Agelaioides, which were described in the early 19th century. These species are found in Brazil and in the case of A. badius, also Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Paraguay. They were formerly in included in genus Molothrus with cowbirds.

Species

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Agelaioides badius (Vieillot, 1819) Grayish baywing Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern and central Brazil
Agelaioides fringillarius (von Spix, 1824) Pale baywing north-eastern Brazil.