Saffron-cowled Blackbird

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Saffron-cowled Blackbird

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Xanthopsar
Species: X. flavus
Binomial name
Xanthopsar flavus
(Gmelin, 1788)
Synonyms

Agelaius flavus Gmelin, 1788

The Saffron-cowled Blackbird (Xanthopsar flavus) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Xanthopsar. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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