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Chrysomus

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Chrysomus
Chrysomus icterocephalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Chrysomus
Swainson, 1837
Type species
Oriolus icterocephalus[1]
Linnaeus, 1766

Chrysomus is a genus of birds in the family Icteridae.

Species

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Established by William Swainson in 1837, the genus contains yellow-hooded blackbird:[2]

Genus Chrysomus – Swainson, 1837 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Yellow-hooded blackbird


Male

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Female

 Chrysomus icterocephalus
(Linnaeus, 1766)		 northern South America
Map of range		 Size:

Habitat:

Diet:		  LC 


Chestnut-capped blackbird


Male

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Female

 Chrysomus ruficapillus
(Vieillot, 1819)		 Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Uruguay
Map of range		 Size:

Habitat:

Diet:		  LC 



The name Chrysomus is a transliteration of the Greek word khrusōma, meaning "wrought gold" or "something made of gold".[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Icteridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ↑ "ITIS Report: Chrysomus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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