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;[[:Category:Agelaius|Agelaius]] assimilis | ;[[:Category:Agelaius|Agelaius]] 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
Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies.
Subspecies[1]
- A. a. assimilis:
- Western Cuba
- A. a. subniger:
- Isle of Pines
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-shouldered Blackbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-shouldered_Blackbird
External Links
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