Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Grackles, and Orioles
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 a predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red.
- Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
- Tricolored Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor
- Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
- Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus *
- Brewer's Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus
- Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula *
- Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus
- Bronzed Cowbird, Molothrus aeneus
- Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater (I)
- Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius
- Hooded Oriole, Icterus cucullatus
- Streak-backed Oriole, Icterus pustulatus *
- Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii
- Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula
- Scott's Oriole, Icterus parisorum
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