Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus)

Other Scientific Names
Agelaius cyanopus [BirdLife International (2004)], Agelaius cyanopus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Agelaius cyanopus [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Unicolored Blackbird, Unicoloured Blackbird, Uni-colored Blackbird, Uni-coloured Blackbird

Family
Icteridae (New World Blackbirds)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vieillot, 1819

Habitat
Inland wetlands.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (40)...)

Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus) [XC879293]
by Dante Buzzetti from Fazenda Rio Negro, Rio Negro, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (call, subsong)

Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus) [XC602714]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Pousada Piuval, Transpantaneira km 12, Pocon\u00e9, MT, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
Genus often subsumed in Agelaius or Chrysomus. Present species is closely related to Pale-eyed Blackbird (Agelasticus xanthophthalmus).

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

xenicus (Parkes, 1966) - North-eastern Brazil (Amap�, north-eastern Par� and northern Maranh�o); possibly also French Guiana.
beniensis (Parkes, 1966) - Northern Bolivia (Beni).
cyanopus Vieillot, 1819 - Eastern Bolivia (Santa Cruz) and central and southern Brazil (southern from Mato Grosso and western S�o Paulo) southern across Paraguay to north-eastern Argentina (south to north-eastern Buenos Aires) and western Uruguay.
atroolivaceus (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1831) - Coastal plain of eastern Brazil from Esp��rito Santo south to Paran�.
unicolor Swainson, 1838 - North-eastern Brazil (Amap� to Par� and north-western Maranh�o) south through central Brazil to north-western Paran� and western S�o Paulo; intergrades with atroolivaceus in southern S�o Paulo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus) - 10 files

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