List of Birds of Oklahoma - Icterids

Icterids

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
  • Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna
  • 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
  • Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis (A)
  • Bronzed Cowbird, Molothrus aeneus (H)
  • Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater
  • Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius
  • Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii
  • Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula

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