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Saffron-cowled blackbird

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Saffron-cowled blackbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Xanthopsar
Ridgway, 1901
Species:
X. flavus
Binomial name
Xanthopsar flavus
(Gmelin, 1788)
Synonyms

Agelaius flavus Gmelin, 1788

The saffron-cowled blackbird (Xanthopsar flavus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, in the monotypic[2] genus Xanthopsar. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay (where it is found at the Quebrada de los Cuervos).

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Xanthopsar flavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ Thomas M. Brooks; John D. Pilgrim; Ana S. L. Rodrigues; Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca (2005). "Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history". In Andy Purvis; John L. Gittleman; Thomas Brooks (eds.). Phylogeny and Conservation. Conservation Biology. Vol. 8. Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–294. ISBN 978-0-521-82502-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)