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.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Rare/Accidental |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | Trinidad only; Rare/Accidental |
| Yellow-hooded Blackbird | Agelaius icterocephalus | Trinidad only |
| Red-breasted Blackbird | Sturnella militaris | |
| Carib Grackle | Quiscalus lugubris | |
| Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis | |
| Giant Cowbird | Molothrus oryzivorus | |
| Moriche Oriole | Icterus chrysocephalus | Trinidad only |
| Yellow Oriole | Icterus nigrogularis | Trinidad only |
| Venezuelan Troupial | Icterus icterus | Trinidad only; Rare/Accidental |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | Rare/Accidental |
| Yellow-rumped Cacique | Cacicus cela | Trinidad only |
| Crested Oropendola | Psarocolius decumanus |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Trinidad And Tobago
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