Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so. (Genesis 1:30 NKJV
CLASS – AVES, Order – PASSERIFORMES, Family – Icteridae – Oropendolas, Orioles & Blackbirds
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I.O.C. 3.0 Version
Genus (27), Species (108), Subspecies
Clypicterus
Casqued Oropendola (Clypicterus oseryi) by Kent Nickell
Psarocolius
Chestnut-headed Oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri) ©WikiC
____ (Psarocolius wagleri wagleri) Video IBC
____ (Psarocolius wagleri ridgwayi)
Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus) by Lee
____ (Psarocolius decumanus melanterus)
____ (Psarocolius decumanus insularis) IBC
____ (Psarocolius decumanus decumanus) Video IBC
____ (Psarocolius decumanus maculosus) ©©CDTimm – Video IBC
Green Oropendola (Psarocolius viridis) ©WikiC
Dusky-green Oropendola (Psarocolius atrovirens) by BirdPhotos.Com
Russet-backed Oropendola (Psarocolius angustifrons) by Kent Nickell
____ (Psarocolius angustifrons salmoni)
____ (Psarocolius angustifrons atrocastaneus)
____ (Psarocolius angustifrons sincipitalis)
____ (Psarocolius angustifrons neglectus)
____ (Psarocolius angustifrons oleagineus) IBC
____ (Psarocolius angustifrons angustifrons) Video IBC
____ (Psarocolius angustifrons alfredi) & Video IBC
Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) by BirdPhotos.Com
Baudo Oropendola (Psarocolius cassini) ©©Columbia Travel
Olive Oropendola (Psarocolius bifasciatus) ©©Cdermoidhome
____ (Psarocolius bifasciatus yuracares) Flickr
____ (Psarocolius bifasciatus neivae)
____ (Psarocolius bifasciatus bifasciatus) ©©Cdermoidhome
Black Oropendola (Psarocolius guatimozinus) YouTube
Ocyalus
Band-tailed Oropendola (Ocyalus latirostris) – Sounds
Cacicus
Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) by KNickell – Article
____ (Cacicus cela vitellinus) Video IBC
____ (Cacicus cela flavicrissus)
____ (Cacicus cela cela) IBC
Red-rumped Cacique (Cacicus haemorrhous) by BirdPhotos.Com
____ (Cacicus haemorrhous haemorrhous)
____ (Cacicus haemorrhous pachyrhynchus)
____ (Cacicus haemorrhous affinis) by BirdPhotos.com
Subtropical Cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) IBC
Scarlet-rumped Cacique (Cacicus microrhynchus) IBC
____ (Cacicus microrhynchus microrhynchus) Video IBC
____ (Cacicus microrhynchus pacificus)
Golden-winged Cacique (Cacicus chrysopterus) by Dario Sanches
Southern Mountain Cacique (Cacicus chrysonotus) Video IBC
Northern Mountain Cacique (Cacicus leucoramphus) ©©fveronesi1
____ (Cacicus leucoramphus leucoramphus) IBC
____ (Cacicus leucoramphus peruvianus)
Ecuadorian Cacique (Cacicus sclateri) Go2Peru – Drawing ©WikiC
Selva Cacique (Cacicus koepckeae) Flickr
Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius) by BirdPhotos.Com
Mexican Cacique (Cacicus melanicterus) Video IBC
Amblycercus
Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) IBC
____ (Amblycercus holosericeus holosericeus) Video IBC
____ (Amblycercus holosericeus flavirostris)
____ (Amblycercus holosericeus australis) IBC
Icterus
Venezuelan Troupial (Icterus icterus) by BirdPhotos.Com – Photo ©©Cqueulat00
____ (Icterus icterus icterus) Video by Keith Blomerley
____ (Icterus icterus ridgwayi) IBC
____ (Icterus icterus metae)
Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus) IBC
____ (Icterus croconotus croconotus)
____ (Icterus croconotus strictifrons) ©©CDTimm
Campo Troupial (Icterus jamacaii) ©©Dilson Santos
Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis) by Kent Nickell
____ (Icterus pectoralis carolynae)
____ (Icterus pectoralis pectoralis)
____ (Icterus pectoralis guttulatus) Video IBC
____ (Icterus pectoralis espinachi)
White-edged Oriole (Icterus graceannae) ©WikiC
Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas) ©WikiC
____ (Icterus mesomelas mesomelas) Video IBC
____ (Icterus mesomelas salvinii)
____ (Icterus mesomelas carrikeri)
____ (Icterus mesomelas taczanowskii)
Epaulet Oriole (Icterus cayanensis) DavesBP
____ (Icterus cayanensis cayanensis) by Dario Sanches
____ (Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus)
Variable Oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus) ©©CTimm
____ (Icterus pyrrhopterus periporphyrus) Video IBC
____ (Icterus pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus) IBC
____ (Icterus pyrrhopterus tibialis) Video IBC
____ (Icterus pyrrhopterus valenciobuenoi)
Martinique Oriole (Icterus bonana) Flickr
St. Lucia Oriole (Icterus laudabilis) IBC
Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi) ©WikiC – Article
Hispaniolan Oriole (Icterus dominicensis) Video IBC
Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis) IBC
Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis) IBC
Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi) Critically Endangered – Stamp Photo
Black-cowled Oriole (Icterus prosthemelas) by ReinierM
____ (Icterus prosthemelas prosthemelas)
____ (Icterus prosthemelas praecox) Video IBC
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) by Kent Nickell
____ (Icterus spurius spurius)
____ (Icterus spurius phillipsi)
Ochre Oriole (Icterus fuertesi) IBC
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) by DavesBP
____ (Icterus cucullatus nelsoni)
____ (Icterus cucullatus trochiloides)
____ (Icterus cucullatus sennetti)
____ (Icterus cucullatus cucullatus)
____ (Icterus cucullatus igneus)
Black-vented Oriole (Icterus wagleri) ©©Len Blumin
____ (Icterus wagleri castaneopectus)
____ (Icterus wagleri wagleri) Video IBC
Bar-winged Oriole (Icterus maculialatus) IBC
Scott’s Oriole (Icterus parisorum) by DavesBP
Orange-crowned Oriole (Icterus auricapillus) IBC
Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater) ©©jerryoldenettel
____ (Icterus chrysater chrysater) Video IBC
____ (Icterus chrysater mayensis) Video IBC
____ (Icterus chrysater giraudii) ©©barloventomagico
____ (Icterus chrysater hondae)
Audubon’s Oriole (Icterus graduacauda) by Kent Nickell
____ (Icterus graduacauda audubonii) IBC
____ (Icterus graduacauda nayaritensis)
____ (Icterus graduacauda dickeyae)
____ (Icterus graduacauda graduacauda)
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) by SSlayton
Black-backed Oriole (Icterus abeillei) IBC
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
Streak-backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus) ©©campylopterus
____ (Icterus pustulatus microstictus) Video IBC
____ (Icterus pustulatus graysonii)
____ (Icterus pustulatus yaegeri)
____ (Icterus pustulatus dickermani)
____ (Icterus pustulatus interior) Video IBC
____ (Icterus pustulatus pustulatus) Video IBC
____ (Icterus pustulatus alticola)
____ (Icterus pustulatus pustuloides)
____ (Icterus pustulatus sclateri) Video IBC
____ (Icterus pustulatus maximus)
Jamaican Oriole (Icterus leucopteryx) ©WikiC
____ (Icterus leucopteryx lawrencii)
____ (Icterus leucopteryx bairdi)
____ (Icterus leucopteryx leucopteryx)
Orange Oriole (Icterus auratus) IBC
Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)
____ (Icterus nigrogularis nigrogularis) IBC
____ (Icterus nigrogularis curasoensis)
____ (Icterus nigrogularis helioeides) IBC
____ (Icterus nigrogularis trinitatis)
Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) by DavesBP
____ (Icterus gularis tamaulipensis) Video IBC
____ (Icterus gularis yucatanensis) Video IBC
____ (Icterus gularis flavescens)
____ (Icterus gularis gularis) IBC
____ (Icterus gularis troglodytes)
____ (Icterus gularis gigas)
Nesopsar
Jamaican Blackbird (Nesopsar nigerrimus) ©WikiC
Gymnomystax
Oriole Blackbird (Gymnomystax mexicanus) by BirdPhotos.com
Macroagelaius
Colombian Mountain Grackle (Macroagelaius subalaris) IBC
Golden-tufted Mountain Grackle (Macroagelaius imthurni) IBC
Hypopyrrhus
Red-bellied Grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster) IBC
Lampropsar
Velvet-fronted Grackle (Lampropsar tanagrinus) Flickr
____ (Lampropsar tanagrinus guianensis)
____ (Lampropsar tanagrinus tanagrinus)
____ (Lampropsar tanagrinus macropterus)
____ (Lampropsar tanagrinus violaceus)
____ (Lampropsar tanagrinus boliviensis)
Gnorimopsar
Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi) by BirdPhotos.Com
____ (Gnorimopsar chopi sulcirostris) IBC
____ (Gnorimopsar chopi chopi) IBC
Curaeus
Austral Blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) by DavesBP
____ (Curaeus curaeus curaeus) IBC
____ (Curaeus curaeus recurvirostris) IBC
____ (Curaeus curaeus reynoldsi)
Forbes’s Blackbird (Curaeus forbesi) IBC
Amblyramphus
Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus) by Lee
Agelasticus
Pale-eyed Blackbird (Agelasticus xanthophthalmus) Flickr
Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus) by BirdPhotos.Com
____ (Agelasticus cyanopus xenicus)
____ (Agelasticus cyanopus atroolivaceus)
____ (Agelasticus cyanopus beniensis)
____ (Agelasticus cyanopus cyanopus) ©©CDTimm
Yellow-winged Blackbird (Agelasticus thilius) ©©CDTimm
____ (Agelasticus thilius alticola)
____ (Agelasticus thilius thilius) Video IBC
____ (Agelasticus thilius petersii) ©©CDTimm
Chrysomus
Chestnut-capped Blackbird (Chrysomus ruficapillus) IBC
____ (Chrysomus ruficapillus frontalis)
____ (Chrysomus ruficapillus ruficapillus) by Dario Sanches
Yellow-hooded Blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus) by Kent Nickell
____ (Chrysomus icterocephalus bogotensis)
____ (Chrysomus icterocephalus icterocephalus)
Xanthopsar
Saffron-cowled Blackbird (Xanthopsar flavus) ©©LipKee
Pseudoleistes
Yellow-rumped Marshbird (Pseudoleistes guirahuro) ©©CDTimm
Brown-and-yellow Marshbird (Pseudoleistes virescens) ©©CDTimm
Agelaioides
Bolivian Blackbird (Agelaioides oreopsar) Flickr
Baywing (Agelaioides badius) by BirdPhotos.Com
____ (Agelaioides badius fringillarius) ©WikiC
____ (Agelaioides badius badius) ©©CDTimm
____ (Agelaioides badius bolivianus)
Molothrus
Screaming Cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris) ©WikiC
Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus)
____ (Molothrus oryzivorus impacificus)
____ (Molothrus oryzivorus oryzivorus)
Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus) by Kent Nickell
____ (Molothrus aeneus loyei) ©WikiC
____ (Molothrus aeneus assimilis) IBC
____ (Molothrus aeneus aeneus) by BirdPhotos.com
Bronze-brown Cowbird (Molothrus armenti)
Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) by Kent Nickell
____ (Molothrus bonariensis minimus) Video IBC
____ (Molothrus bonariensis cabanisii)
____ (Molothrus bonariensis venezuelensis)
____ (Molothrus bonariensis aequatorialis) Video IBC
____ (Molothrus bonariensis occidentalis)
____ (Molothrus bonariensis riparius)
____ (Molothrus bonariensis bonariensis) IBC
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) by Lee – Article
____ (Molothrus ater artemisiae)
____ (Molothrus ater obscurus)
____ (Molothrus ater ater)
Dives
Cuban Blackbird (Dives atroviolaceus) ©WikiC
Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives) ©WikiC
Scrub Blackbird (Dives warczewiczi) by Ian
____ (Dives warczewiczi warczewiczi) by BirdPhotos.com
____ (Dives warczewiczi kalinowskii) Video IBC
Agelaius
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) by Lee – Articles
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus arctolegus)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus fortis)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus nevadensis)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus caurinus)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus sonoriensis)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus nyaritensis)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus grinnelli)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceus)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus littoralis)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus mearnsi)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus floridanus)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus megapotamus)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus nelsoni)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus richmondi)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus arthuralleni)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus brevirostris)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus bryanti)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus aciculatus)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus neutralis)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus mailliardorum)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus californicus)
____ (Agelaius phoeniceus gubernator)
Red-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius assimilis) Video IBC
____ (Agelaius assimilis assimilis)
____ (Agelaius assimilis subniger)
Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor) ©USFWS
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius humeralis) IBC
____ (Agelaius humeralis humeralis)
____ (Agelaius humeralis scopulus) Video IBC
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) ©WikiC
____ (Agelaius xanthomus xanthomus)
____ (Agelaius xanthomus monensis)
Euphagus
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) by DavesBP
____ (Euphagus carolinus carolinus)
____ (Euphagus carolinus nigrans)
Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) by Ian
Quiscalus
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) by Raymond Barlow
____ (Quiscalus quiscula versicolor) IBC
____ (Quiscalus quiscula stonei)
____ (Quiscalus quiscula quiscula)
Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) by Ian
____ (Quiscalus lugubris guadeloupensis) IBC
____ (Quiscalus lugubris inflexirostris)
____ (Quiscalus lugubris contrusus)
____ (Quiscalus lugubris luminosus)
____ (Quiscalus lugubris fortirostris) IBC
____ (Quiscalus lugubris orquillensis)
____ (Quiscalus lugubris insularis)
____ (Quiscalus lugubris lugubris) IBC
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) by DavesBP
____ (Quiscalus mexicanus nelsoni)
____ (Quiscalus mexicanus graysoni)
____ (Quiscalus mexicanus obscurus)
____ (Quiscalus mexicanus monsoni) Video IBC
____ (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola)
____ (Quiscalus mexicanus mexicanus) IBC
____ (Quiscalus mexicanus loweryi) Video IBC
____ (Quiscalus mexicanus peruvianus) IBC
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) by Dan
____ (Quiscalus major torreyi) Video IBC
____ (Quiscalus major westoni)
____ (Quiscalus major alabamensis)
____ (Quiscalus major major)
Slender-billed Grackle (Quiscalus palustris) Extinct?
Nicaraguan Grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis) IBC
Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger) by DavesBP
____ (Quiscalus niger caribaeus) Video IBC
____ (Quiscalus niger gundlachii) ©WikiC
____ (Quiscalus niger caymanensis)
____ (Quiscalus niger bangsi)
____ (Quiscalus niger crassirostris) ©WikiC
____ (Quiscalus niger niger)
____ (Quiscalus niger brachypterus) ©WikiC
Sturnella
Red-breasted Blackbird (Sturnella militaris) by DavesBP
White-browed Blackbird (Sturnella superciliaris) by Dario Sanches
Peruvian Meadowlark (Sturnella bellicosa) By BirdPhotos.Com
____ (Sturnella bellicosa bellicosa) Video IBC
____ (Sturnella bellicosa albipes) Video IBC
Pampas Meadowlark (Sturnella defilippii) Video IBC
Long-tailed Meadowlark (Sturnella loyca) by Daves BirdingPix
____ (Sturnella loyca loyca) by BirdPhotos.com
____ (Sturnella loyca catamarcana)
____ (Sturnella loyca obscura)
____ (Sturnella loyca falklandica)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) by Bob-Nan – Contrasts by Kent Nickell
____ (Sturnella magna magna) IBC
____ (Sturnella magna argutula)
____ (Sturnella magna hoopesi)
____ (Sturnella magna auropectoralis)
____ (Sturnella magna saundersi)
____ (Sturnella magna alticola) Video IBC
____ (Sturnella magna mexicana) Video IBC
____ (Sturnella magna griscomi)
____ (Sturnella magna inexspectata)
____ (Sturnella magna subulata)
____ (Sturnella magna meridionalis)
____ (Sturnella magna paralios)
____ (Sturnella magna praticola)
____ (Sturnella magna quinta)
____ (Sturnella magna hippocrepis) Video IBC
____ (Sturnella magna lilianae)
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Xanthocephalus
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) by Quy Tran
Dolichonyx
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) – Article - Article2
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Dave’s BirdingPix
Ian Montgomery’s Birdway
Kent Nickell
Ray’s Wildlife Photography
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Photos missing for this family are listed below. If you have one you would allow us permission to use or let us link to your photo, please leave a comment. Thanks.
- Band-tailed Oropendola (Ocyalus latirostris)
- Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi) Critically Endangered
- Bronze-brown Cowbird (Molothrus armenti)
- Need subspecies
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