Icterini (Tribe)

Overview

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A Tribe in the Kingdom Animalia.

Taxonomy

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The Tribe Icterini is a member of the Subfamily Emberizinae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Icterini:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
        Class: Sauropsida Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Avialae Gauthier, 1986
        Infraclass: Aves (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Birds
        Cohort: Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
        Superorder: Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
        Order: Passeriformes C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
        Suborder: Passeres (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
        Superfamily: Passeroidea
        Family: Icteridae - American Blackbirds, New World Blackbirds, Orioles
        Subfamily: Emberizinae
        Tribe: Icterini

The Tribe Icterini is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genus (17): Agelaius · Amblycercus · Amblyramphus · Dives · Gnorimopsar · Gymnomystax · Gymnostinops · Lampropsar · Leistes · Macroagelaius · Molothrus · Ocyalus · Oreopsar · Pseudoleistes · Quiscalus · Scaphidura · Sturnella
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 172 species and subspecies in the Tribe Icterini.

Genera

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Agelaius

American blackbirds are birds belonging to the genus Agelaius in the New World family Icteridae. [more]

Amblycercus

The Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Amblycercus.^[] [more]

Amblyramphus

The Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus) is an icterid bird of southern South American wetlands. [more]

Dives

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.^[1] [more]

Gnorimopsar

The Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Gnorimopsar.^[] It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. The Chopi Blackbird is 25 cm (9.8 in) in length and has black plumage across the body. It is similar to the Forbes's Blackbird but has a slightly curved bill with a grove along the lower mandible. The call is a loud explosive "tjouw", either given as a single call or as a series that vary randomly in pitch. [more]

Gymnomystax

The Oriole Blackbird (Gymnomystax mexicanus) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. Its genus, Gymnomystax, is monotypic.^[] It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps. [more]

Gymnostinops

The oropendolas comprise two or three genera of South and Central American passerine birds in the New World blackbird family. [more]

Lampropsar

The Velvet-fronted Grackle (Lampropsar tanagrinus) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Lampropsar. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and heavily degraded former forest. [more]

Leistes

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.^[2] [more]

Macroagelaius

Macroagelaius is a genus of in the Icteridae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Molothrus

Cowbirds are birds belonging to the genus Molothrus in the family Icteridae. They are brood parasitic New World birds which are unrelated to the Old World cuckoos, one of which, the Common Cuckoo, is the best-known brood parasitic bird. [more]

Ocyalus

The Band-tailed Oropendola (Ocyalus latirostris) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is in the genus Ocyalus, usually considered monotypic,^[] though the Casqued Oropendola might also be included herein. It is found at low densities in the western Amazon in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. [more]

Oreopsar

The Bolivian Blackbird (Oreopsar bolivianus) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Oreopsar. It is endemic to Bolivia. [more]

Pseudoleistes

The marshbirds, Pseudoleistes, are a small of icterid birds (family Icteridae). It includes the following species: [more]

Quiscalus

The genus Quiscalus contains six of the ten species of grackle, gregarious passerine birds in the Icterid family. They are native to North and South America. The six species are: [more]

Scaphidura

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.^[3] [more]

Sturnella

Meadowlarks are birds belonging to the genus Sturnella in the New World family Icteridae. [more]

At least 32 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Sturnella.

More info about the Genus Sturnella may be found here.

Bibliography

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Cassin, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 1866, 13.

Footnotes

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http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=1191
http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=22081
http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=22236

Sources

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