Tawny-shouldered blackbird
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Agelaius |
| Species: | A. humeralis |
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Agelaius humeralis (Vigors, 1827) |
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Agelaius humeralis humeralis |
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Agelaius humeralis humeralis
Agelaius humeralis scopulus
The tawny-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius humeralis) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. It is a vagrant in the United States.
Measuring 20 cm (7.9 in) long, this highly social species is entirely black save for the namesake brown-orange patch at the shoulder. The patch may not be visible when the wings are folded.
Two subspecies are described:
They breed from April to August, laying 3–4 greenish-white eggs spotted with brown in a cup-shaped nest that is lined with soft materials and placed in a tree.
Tawny-shouldered blackbirds eat insects, seeds, nectar, fruit, and small lizards.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.
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