Tawny-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius humeralis) [XC24295]
by id from Bauca de Gauma, Matanzas, Cuba (lekking)
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius humeralis) [XC318292]
by Mike Boyd from Bolivia, Ciego de \u00c1vila, Cuba (call)
Subspecies
Closely related to and possibly forming a superspecies with Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
humeralis (Vigors, 1827) - Cuba, including larger cays on northern coast, and some outlying islands (e.g. Jardines de la Reina Archipelago). Also western Hispaniola (western Haiti).
scopulus Garrido, 1970 - Cayo Cantiles (east of I of Pines), off south-western Cuba.