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Pale baywing

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Pale baywing
Agelaioides fringillarus
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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A. fringillarius
Binomial name
Agelaioides fringillarius
(von Spix, 1824)

The pale baywing (Agelaioides fringillarius), formerly known as the pale cowbird, is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is currently placed in the genus Agelaioides, but has traditionally been placed in the genus Molothrus. It is found in north-eastern Brazil.

It is primarily found in Caatinga and Cerrado.

References

  • Ridgely, R. S.; & Tudor, G. (1989). The Birds of South America vol. 1 - The Oscine Passerines. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-857217-4
  • Fraga, R. M. and S. D�Angelo Neto. 2014. Natural history notes and breeding of the Pale Baywing (Agelaioides fringillarius) in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, 22: 238-241.