Icteridae

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Icteridae is a family of New World passerine birds that includes blackbirds, orioles, grackles, cowbirds, and related species known for their often striking plumage and vocalizations.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Icteridae canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
characteristic conical or pointed bills
often sexually dimorphic plumage
strong vocalizations
class Aves
commonName New World blackbirds
icterids
describedBy Nicholas Aylward Vigors
Thomas Horsfield
diet fruits
insects
seeds
distribution New World
includes Agelaius
Agelasticus
Gymnomystax
surface form: Amblycercus

Cacicus
Chrysomus
Chrysomus
surface form: Chrysomus ruficapillus

Curaeus
Dives
Dolichonyx
Euphagus
Gnorimopsar
Gymnomystax
Hypopyrrhus
Icterus
Lampropsar
Agelastes
surface form: Macroagelaius

Molothrus
Nesopsar
Psarocolius
Quiscalus
Sturnella
Xanthocephalus
includesCommonGroup blackbirds
caciques
cowbirds
grackles
meadowlarks
orioles
oropendolas
kingdom Animalia
nativeRange Caribbean
Central America
North America
South America
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
suborder Passeri
superfamily Emberizoidea
taxonRank family
typeGenus Icterus
yearDescribed 1827

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Passerida includes Icteridae
Aves hasSubgroup Icteridae
Western meadowlark family Icteridae
Tanagridae sensu lato includes Icteridae