Agelasticus

Agelasticus
	Unicolored blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus), Argentina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Icteridae
Genus:	Agelasticus; Cabanis, 1851
Species
	3, see text

Agelasticus is a genus of bird in the New World oriole family Icteridae. They have slender forms and thin bills. The females are responsible for building the nest, unlike some of their close relatives. The genus is found in South America.^[1]

Species

It contains the following species:

Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
Pale-eyed blackbird	Agelasticus xanthophthalmus	eastern Peru and Ecuador
Yellow-winged blackbird	Agelasticus thilius	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Unicolored blackbird	Agelasticus cyanopus	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay

References

^ Fraga, R. & Bonan, A. (2017). New World Blackbirds (Icteridae). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/52383 on 23 May 2017).

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[1] Fraga, R. & Bonan, A. (2017). New World Blackbirds (Icteridae). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/52383 on 23 May 2017).

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