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Red-shouldered Blackbird

Agelaius assimilis

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Icteridae

The red-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius assimilis), known in Cuban Spanish as mayito de la ciénaga (swamp mayito) or sargento cubano (Cuban sergeant) and turpial de hombros rojos (red-shouldered troupial), is a species of passerine bird in the family Icteridae endemic to Cuba. It is similar to other species in the genus Agelaius, but recent research has established it as a separate species from the closely related red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). The males are very similar to those of the red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), while the females are completely black, similar to…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Cuba · 1,056