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Photo © by THE_FERN
"Cuba Rail" birdwatching area, Zapata swamp, Cuba, 12 April 2024

Agelaius assimilis

Identification

Female
Photo © by THE_FERN
"Cuba Rail" birdwatching area, Zapata swamp, Cuba, 12 April 2024

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

References

1. 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/
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-shouldered Blackbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-shouldered_Blackbird

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