Troupials and Allies
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. There are 17 species which have been recorded in French Guiana.
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus (A)
- Unicolored Blackbird Agelasticus cyanopus
- Yellow-hooded Blackbird Chrysomus icterocephalus
- Chestnut-capped Blackbird Chrysomus ruficapillus (A)
- Red-breasted Blackbird Sturnella militaris
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus
- Moriche Oriole Icterus chrysocephalus
- Epaulet Oriole Icterus cayanensis
- Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis
- Yellow-rumped Cacique Cacicus cela
- Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous
- Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus
- Green Oropendola Psarocolius viridis
- Oriole Blackbird Gymnomystax mexicanus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of French Guiana
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