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Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) by Bob-Nan

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. 3.3 Version
Species (108)

Casqued Oropendola (Clypicterus oseryi) by Kent Nickell
Chestnut-headed Oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri) ©WikiC
____ (Psarocolius wagleri wagleri) Video IBC
Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus) by Lee
____ (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 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 bifasciatus) ©©Cdermoidhome
Black Oropendola (Psarocolius guatimozinus) YouTube
Band-tailed Oropendola (Ocyalus latirostris)  WorldBirds - Sounds
Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) by KNickell – Article
____ (Cacicus cela vitellinus) Video IBC
____ (Cacicus cela cela) IBC
Red-rumped Cacique (Cacicus haemorrhous) by BirdPhotos.Com
____ (Cacicus haemorrhous affinis) by BirdPhotos.com
Subtropical Cacique (Cacicus uropygialis) IBC
Scarlet-rumped Cacique (Cacicus microrhynchus) IBC
____ (Cacicus microrhynchus microrhynchus) Video IBC
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
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
Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) IBC
____ (Amblycercus holosericeus holosericeus) Video IBC
____ (Amblycercus holosericeus australis) IBC
Venezuelan Troupial (Icterus icterus) by BirdPhotos.Com – Photo ©©Cqueulat00
____ (Icterus icterus icterus) Video by Keith Blomerley
____ (Icterus icterus ridgwayi) IBC
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 guttulatus) Video IBC
White-edged Oriole (Icterus graceannae) ©WikiC
Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas) ©WikiC
____ (Icterus mesomelas mesomelas) Video IBC
Epaulet Oriole (Icterus cayanensis) DavesBP
____ (Icterus cayanensis cayanensis) by Dario Sanches
Variable Oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus) ©©CTimm
____ (Icterus pyrrhopterus periporphyrus) Video IBC
____ (Icterus pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus) IBC
____ (Icterus pyrrhopterus tibialis) Video IBC
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) ©WikiC Critically Endangered – Stamp Photo
Black-cowled Oriole (Icterus prosthemelas) by ReinierM
____ (Icterus prosthemelas praecox) Video IBC
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) by Kent Nickell
Ochre Oriole (Icterus fuertesi) IBC
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) by DavesBP
Black-vented Oriole (Icterus wagleri) ©©Len Blumin
____ (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
Audubon’s Oriole (Icterus graduacauda) by Kent Nickell
____ (Icterus graduacauda audubonii) IBC
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) by SSlayton
Black-backed Oriole (Icterus abeillei) IBC
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii) IBC
Streak-backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus) ©©campylopterus
____ (Icterus pustulatus microstictus) Video IBC
____ (Icterus pustulatus pustulatus) Video IBC
____ (Icterus pustulatus sclateri) Video IBC
Jamaican Oriole (Icterus leucopteryx) ©WikiC
Orange Oriole (Icterus auratus) IBC
Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)
____ (Icterus nigrogularis nigrogularis) IBC
____ (Icterus nigrogularis helioeides) IBC
Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) by DavesBP
____ (Icterus gularis tamaulipensis) Video IBC
____ (Icterus gularis yucatanensis) Video IBC
____ (Icterus gularis gularis) IBC
Jamaican Blackbird (Nesopsar nigerrimus) ©WikiC
Oriole Blackbird (Gymnomystax mexicanus) by BirdPhotos.com
Colombian Mountain Grackle (Macroagelaius subalaris) IBC
Golden-tufted Mountain Grackle (Macroagelaius imthurni) IBC
Red-bellied Grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster) IBC
Velvet-fronted Grackle (Lampropsar tanagrinus) Flickr
Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi) by BirdPhotos.Com
____ (Gnorimopsar chopi sulcirostris) IBC
____ (Gnorimopsar chopi chopi) IBC
Austral Blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) by DavesBP
____ (Curaeus curaeus curaeus) IBC
____ (Curaeus curaeus recurvirostris) IBC
Forbes’s Blackbird (Curaeus forbesi) IBC
Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus) by Lee
Pale-eyed Blackbird (Agelasticus xanthophthalmus) Flickr
Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus) by BirdPhotos.Com
____ (Agelasticus cyanopus cyanopus) ©©CDTimm
Yellow-winged Blackbird (Agelasticus thilius) ©©CDTimm
____ (Agelasticus thilius thilius) Video IBC
____ (Agelasticus thilius petersii) ©©CDTimm
Chestnut-capped Blackbird (Chrysomus ruficapillus) IBC
____ (Chrysomus ruficapillus ruficapillus) by Dario Sanches
Yellow-hooded Blackbird (Chrysomus icterocephalus) by Kent Nickell
Saffron-cowled Blackbird (Xanthopsar flavus) ©©LipKee
Yellow-rumped Marshbird (Pseudoleistes guirahuro) ©©CDTimm
Brown-and-yellow Marshbird (Pseudoleistes virescens) ©©CDTimm
Bolivian Blackbird (Agelaioides oreopsar) Flickr
Baywing (Agelaioides badius) by BirdPhotos.Com
____ (Agelaioides badius fringillarius) ©WikiC
____ (Agelaioides badius badius) ©©CDTimm
Screaming Cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris) ©WikiC
Giant Cowbird (Molothrus 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) ©WikiC
Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) by Kent Nickell
____ (Molothrus bonariensis minimus) Video IBC
____ (Molothrus bonariensis aequatorialis) Video IBC
____ (Molothrus bonariensis bonariensis) IBC
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) by Lee – Article
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
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) by Lee – Articles
Red-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius assimilis) Video IBC
Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor) ©USFWS
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius humeralis) IBC
____ (Agelaius humeralis scopulus) Video IBC
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) ©WikiC
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) by DavesBP
Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) by Ian
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) by Raymond Barlow
____ (Quiscalus quiscula versicolor) IBC
Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) by Ian
____ (Quiscalus lugubris guadeloupensis) IBC
____ (Quiscalus lugubris fortirostris) IBC
____ (Quiscalus lugubris lugubris) IBC
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) by DavesBP
____ (Quiscalus mexicanus monsoni) Video IBC
____ (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
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 crassirostris) ©WikiC
____ (Quiscalus niger brachypterus) ©WikiC
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
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) by Bob-Nan – Contrasts by Kent Nickell
____ (Sturnella magna magna) IBC
____ (Sturnella magna alticola) Video IBC
____ (Sturnella magna mexicana) Video IBC
____ (Sturnella magna hippocrepis) Video IBC
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) by Quy Tran
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) – Article - Article2
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Photographers or Videographers used on this page from our sidebar, Photography, are:

BirdPhotos.Com
Bob & Nan’s Gallery
Dan’s Pix (Dan)
Dave’s BirdingPix
Ian Montgomery’s Birdway
Kent Nickell
Ray’s Wildlife Photography
Reinier’s Wildstock Photos Gallery
SSlayton – Fotobirder at Smugmug

I.O.C. 3.3 Version

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Family #232
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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)

*Articles Mentioning Birds From This Family:

• Birds Vol 1 #6 – The Baltimore Oriole
• Birds Vol 1 #5 – Orchard Oriole
• Birds Vol 1 #3 – The Meadowlark
• Birds Vol 1 #3 – The Bobolink
• Birds Vol 1 #2 – The Red-Wing Black Bird
• Birds Vol 1 #1 – The Golden Oriole (or Hooded Oriole)
• The Christmas Bird?
• Raining Red-winged Blackbirds
• Bobolink – Extraordinary Migrant…
• Yellow-rumped Cacique – The trusted Watchman
• Birdwatching the National Aviary – Grasslands
• Montserrat Oriole – The Super Survivor
• Ian’s Bird of the Week – Olive-backed Oriole
• Birdwatching at Home – December 2009

Other Websites that have photos of this Family:

• New World Blackbirds, Orioles & Allies – Ian’s Birdway
• New World Blackbirds (Icteridae) – IBC
• Icterid – Wikipedia

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Icterids make up a family (Icteridae) of small to medium-sized, often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red. The family is extremely varied in size, shape, behavior and coloration. The name, meaning “jaundiced ones” (from the prominent yellow feathers of many species) comes from the Ancient Greek ikteros, through the Latin ictericus. This group includes the New World blackbirds, New World orioles, the Bobolink, meadowlarks, grackles, cowbirds, oropendolas and caciques.

Despite the similar names, the first groups are only distantly related to the Old World Blackbird (a thrush) or the Old World orioles.

The majority of icterid species live in the tropics, although there are a number of temperate forms, such as American blackbirds and the Long-tailed Meadowlark. The highest densities of breeding species are found in Colombia and in southern Mexico. They inhabit a range of habitats, including scrub, swamp, forest, and savannah. Temperate species are migratory, with many species that nest in the United States and Canada moving south into Mexico and Central America.
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