Global InformationList of icterid species information
The avian family Icteridae is variously called icterids, troupials and allies, or oropendolas, orioles, blackbirds by taxonomic authorities. The family comprise the New World blackbirds, New World orioles, grackles, cowbirds, oropendolas, and several smaller groups. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 108 species distributed among 30 genera, 14 of which have only one species. One extinct species, the slender-billed grackle, is included.[1]
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
| Common name | Binomial name | IOC sequence |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow-headed blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus (Bonaparte, 1826) | 1 |
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 2 |
| Western meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 | 3 |
| Eastern meadowlark | Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758) | 4 |
| Chihuahuan meadowlark | Sturnella lilianae Oberholser, 1930 | 5 |
| Red-breasted meadowlark | Leistes militaris (Linnaeus, 1758) | 6 |
| White-browed meadowlark | Leistes superciliaris (Bonaparte, 1850) | 7 |
| Peruvian meadowlark | Leistes bellicosus (de Filippi, 1847) | 8 |
| Long-tailed meadowlark | Leistes loyca (Molina, 1782) | 9 |
| Pampas meadowlark | Leistes defilippii (Bonaparte, 1850) | 10 |
| Yellow-billed cacique | Amblycercus holosericeus (Deppe, 1830) | 11 |
| Mexican cacique | Cassiculus melanicterus (Bonaparte, 1825) | 12 |
| Chestnut-headed oropendola | Psarocolius wagleri (Gray, GR, 1844) | 13 |
| Russet-backed oropendola | Psarocolius angustifrons (Spix, 1824) | 14 |
| Dusky-green oropendola | Psarocolius atrovirens (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) | 15 |
| Crested oropendola | Psarocolius decumanus (Pallas, 1769) | 16 |
| Green oropendola | Psarocolius viridis (Müller, PLS, 1776) | 17 |
| Olive oropendola | Psarocolius bifasciatus (Spix, 1824) | 18 |
| Montezuma oropendola | Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, RP, 1830) | 19 |
| Black oropendola | Psarocolius guatimozinus (Bonaparte, 1853) | 20 |
| Baudo oropendola | Psarocolius cassini (Richmond, 1898) | 21 |
| Solitary cacique | Cacicus solitarius Vieillot, 1816 | 22 |
| Golden-winged cacique | Cacicus chrysopterus (Vigors, 1825) | 23 |
| Selva cacique | Cacicus koepckeae Lowery & O'Neill, 1965 | 24 |
| Ecuadorian cacique | Cacicus sclateri (Dubois, AJC, 1887) | 25 |
| Yellow-rumped cacique | Cacicus cela (Linnaeus, 1758) | 26 |
| Scarlet-rumped cacique | Cacicus microrhynchus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1865) | 27 |
| Subtropical cacique | Cacicus uropygialis Lafresnaye, 1843 | 28 |
| Mountain cacique | Cacicus chrysonotus d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838 | 29 |
| Band-tailed cacique | Cacicus latirostris Swainson, 1838 | 30 |
| Casqued cacique | Cacicus oseryi Deville, 1849 | 31 |
| Red-rumped cacique | Cacicus haemorrhous (Linnaeus, 1766) | 32 |
| Scott's oriole | Icterus parisorum Bonaparte, 1838 | 33 |
| Yellow-backed oriole | Icterus chrysater (Lesson, RP, 1844) | 34 |
| Audubon's oriole | Icterus graduacauda Lesson, RP, 1839 | 35 |
| Jamaican oriole | Icterus leucopteryx (Wagler, 1827) | 36 |
| Orange oriole | Icterus auratus Bonaparte, 1850 | 37 |
| Altamira oriole | Icterus gularis (Wagler, 1829) | 38 |
| Yellow oriole | Icterus nigrogularis (Hahn, 1819) | 39 |
| Bullock's oriole | Icterus bullockii (Swainson, 1827) | 40 |
| Streak-backed oriole | Icterus pustulatus (Wagler, 1829) | 41 |
| Black-backed oriole | Icterus abeillei (Lesson, RP, 1839) | 42 |
| Baltimore oriole | Icterus galbula (Linnaeus, 1758) | 43 |
| Yellow-tailed oriole | Icterus mesomelas (Wagler, 1829) | 44 |
| Spot-breasted oriole | Icterus pectoralis (Wagler, 1829) | 45 |
| White-edged oriole | Icterus graceannae Cassin, 1867 | 46 |
| Campo troupial | Icterus jamacaii (Gmelin, JF, 1788) | 47 |
| Venezuelan troupial | Icterus icterus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 48 |
| Orange-backed troupial | Icterus croconotus (Wagler, 1829) | 49 |
| Bar-winged oriole | Icterus maculialatus Cassin, 1848 | 50 |
| Black-vented oriole | Icterus wagleri Sclater, PL, 1857 | 51 |
| Hooded oriole | Icterus cucullatus Swainson, 1827 | 52 |
| Black-cowled oriole | Icterus prosthemelas (Strickland, 1850) | 53 |
| Orchard oriole | Icterus spurius (Linnaeus, 1766) | 54 |
| Cuban oriole | Icterus melanopsis (Wagler, 1829) | 55 |
| Bahama oriole | Icterus northropi Allen, JA, 1890 | 56 |
| Martinique oriole | Icterus bonana (Linnaeus, 1766) | 57 |
| Puerto Rican oriole | Icterus portoricensis Bryant, H, 1866 | 58 |
| Montserrat oriole | Icterus oberi Lawrence, 1880 | 59 |
| St. Lucia oriole | Icterus laudabilis Sclater, PL, 1871 | 60 |
| Hispaniolan oriole | Icterus dominicensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | 61 |
| Orange-crowned oriole | Icterus auricapillus Cassin, 1848 | 62 |
| Variable oriole | Icterus pyrrhopterus (Vieillot, 1819) | 63 |
| Epaulet oriole | Icterus cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | 64 |
| Jamaican blackbird | Nesopsar nigerrimus (Osburn, 1859) | 65 |
| Yellow-shouldered blackbird | Agelaius xanthomus (Sclater, PL, 1862) | 66 |
| Tawny-shouldered blackbird | Agelaius humeralis (Vigors, 1827) | 67 |
| Tricolored blackbird | Agelaius tricolor (Audubon, 1837) | 68 |
| Red-winged blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 69 |
| Red-shouldered blackbird | Agelaius assimilis Lembeye, 1850 | 70 |
| Screaming cowbird | Molothrus rufoaxillaris Cassin, 1866 | 71 |
| Giant cowbird | Molothrus oryzivorus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) | 72 |
| Shiny cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 73 |
| Bronzed cowbird | Molothrus aeneus (Wagler, 1829) | 74 |
| Bronze-brown cowbird | Molothrus armenti Cabanis, 1851 | 75 |
| Brown-headed cowbird | Molothrus ater (Boddaert, 1783) | 76 |
| Scrub blackbird | Dives warczewiczi (Cabanis, 1861) | 77 |
| Melodious blackbird | Dives dives (Deppe, 1830) | 78 |
| Cuban blackbird | Ptiloxena atroviolacea (d'Orbigny, 1839) | 79 |
| Rusty blackbird | Euphagus carolinus (Müller, PLS, 1776) | 80 |
| Brewer's blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus (Wagler, 1829) | 81 |
| Common grackle | Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) | 82 |
| Nicaraguan grackle | Quiscalus nicaraguensis Salvin & Godman, 1891 | 83 |
| Carib grackle | Quiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838 | 84 |
| Greater Antillean grackle | Quiscalus niger (Boddaert, 1783) | 85 |
| Boat-tailed grackle | Quiscalus major Vieillot, 1819 | 86 |
| Great-tailed grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) | 87 |
| Slender-billed grackle | Quiscalus palustris (Swainson, 1827) | 88 |
| Red-bellied grackle | Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster (de Tarragon, L, 1847) | 89 |
| Velvet-fronted grackle | Lampropsar tanagrinus (Spix, 1824) | 90 |
| Oriole blackbird | Gymnomystax mexicanus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 91 |
| Colombian mountain grackle | Macroagelaius subalaris (Boissonneau, 1840) | 92 |
| Golden-tufted mountain grackle | Macroagelaius imthurni (Sclater, PL, 1881) | 93 |
| Austral blackbird | Curaeus curaeus (Molina, 1782) | 94 |
| Scarlet-headed blackbird | Amblyramphus holosericeus (Scopoli, 1786) | 95 |
| Forbes's blackbird | Anumara forbesi (Sclater, PL, 1886) | 96 |
| Chopi blackbird | Gnorimopsar chopi (Vieillot, 1819) | 97 |
| Bolivian blackbird | Oreopsar bolivianus Sclater, WL, 1939 | 98 |
| Greyish baywing | Agelaioides badius (Vieillot, 1819) | 99 |
| Pale baywing | Agelaioides fringillarius (Spix, 1824) | 100 |
| Yellow-winged blackbird | Agelasticus thilius (Molina, 1782) | 101 |
| Pale-eyed blackbird | Agelasticus xanthophthalmus (Short, 1969) | 102 |
| Unicolored blackbird | Agelasticus cyanopus (Vieillot, 1819) | 103 |
| Chestnut-capped blackbird | Chrysomus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1819) | 104 |
| Yellow-hooded blackbird | Chrysomus icterocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 105 |
| Saffron-cowled blackbird | Xanthopsar flavus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) | 106 |
| Brown-and-yellow marshbird | Pseudoleistes virescens (Vieillot, 1819) | 107 |
| Yellow-rumped marshbird | Pseudoleistes guirahuro (Vieillot, 1819) | 108 |
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2024). "Oropendolas, orioles, blackbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 14.1. Retrieved January 4, 2024.