Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Grackles, and New World Orioles
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Icteridae
The Icterids are a group of small to medium, often colorful 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 color, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red. There are 13 New Jersey species.
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta (A)
- Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
- Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus (A)
- Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
- Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
- Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii (A)
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of New Jersey
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