Red-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius assimilis)

Other Names (World)
Red-shouldered Blackbird, Cuban Red-winged Blackbird

Family
Icteridae (New World Blackbirds)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lembeye, 1850

Habitat
Inland wetlands, pastureland, arable land.

Range (Guide)

Cuba (B).

Western Cuba, including I of Pines.

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 (4)...)

Red-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius assimilis) [XC256883]
by id from La Turba, Cienaga de Zapata, Matanzas, Cuba (song)

Red-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius assimilis) [XC410116]
by Hans Matheve from Abreus, Cienfuegos, Cuba (song)

Subspecies
Agelaius phoeniceus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) and Red-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius assimilis) following AOU (1998).

Formerly treated as conspecific with Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), but the two differ markedly in sexual dimorphism, in mating and nesting behaviour and in size and molecular data support treatment as separate species. Birds from I of Pines formerly separated as a geographical subspecies, subniger, but description was based on immature specimens.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

assimilis Lembeye, 1850 - Cuba.
subniger Bangs, 1913 - Isle of Pines.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius assimilis) - 10 files

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