Baywing
Greyish baywing, Agelaioides badius, Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Agelaioides
Cassin, 1866
Type species
Agelaius badius[1]
Vieillot, 1819
Species

The baywings are two species of birds in the genus Agelaioides, which were described in the early 19th century. These species are found in Brazil and in the case of A. badius, also Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Paraguay. They were formerly in included in genus Molothrus with cowbirds.

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Agelaioides badius (Vieillot, 1819)Grayish baywingArgentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern and central Brazil
Agelaioides fringillarius (von Spix, 1824)Pale baywingnorth-eastern Brazil.

References

  1. "Icteridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.


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