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;[[:Category:Agelaius|Agelaius]] assimilis | ;[[:Category:Agelaius|Agelaius]] assimilis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Male is indistinguishable from North American [[Red-winged Blackbird]] and this species was included as a subspecies of that taxon for many years. Females differ: that of Red-shouldered is all black. | Male is indistinguishable from North American [[Red-winged Blackbird]] and this species was included as a subspecies of that taxon for many years. Females differ: that of Red-shouldered is all black. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Endemic to [[Caribbean]] ([[West Indies]]): found in [[Greater Antilles]], [[Cuba]] | Endemic to [[Caribbean]] ([[West Indies]]): found in [[Greater Antilles]], [[Cuba]] | ||
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| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, consisting of two subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
*''A. a. assimilis'': | *''A. a. assimilis'': | ||
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- Agelaius assimilis
Identification
Male is indistinguishable from North American Red-winged Blackbird and this species was included as a subspecies of that taxon for many years. Females differ: that of Red-shouldered is all black.
Distribution
Endemic to Caribbean (West Indies): found in Greater Antilles, Cuba
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species[1], consisting of two subspecies[1]
- A. a. assimilis:
- Western Cuba
- A. a. subniger:
- Isle of Pines
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-shouldered Blackbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-shouldered_Blackbird
External Links
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