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Icterid

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iIcterids
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Vigors, 1825
Genera

24 genera, see text

The Icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful passerine birds restricted to the New World.

They include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles. Despite the similar names, the latter groups are not related to the Old World Blackbird, which is a thrush (Turdidae), or the Old World orioles (Oriolidae).

Most species have black as a predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red.

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eo:Ikteredoj fr:Icterinae nl:Troepialen pt:Icterini

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