Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Grackles, Orioles, Caciques and Oropendolas
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Icteridae
The icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Most species have black as the predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red.
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater (A)
- Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
- Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater
- Orange Oriole Icterus auratus
- Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas
- Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis
- Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
- Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas
- Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
- Chestnut-headed Oropendola Psarocolius wagleri
- Montezuma Oropendola Gymnostinops montezuma
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