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Xanthocephalus

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Icteridae

Taxonomy
Xanthocephalus was named by Bonaparte (1850). It is extant. Its type is Icterus xanthocephalus.

It was assigned to Icteridae by Hay (1930), Schultz and Howard (1935), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Xanthocephalus Bonaparte
1930Xanthocephalus Hay p. 357
1935Xanthocephalus Schultz and Howard p. 277
2017Xanthocephalus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyIcteridaeVigors 1825
genusXanthocephalusBonaparte 1850

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Xanthocephalus Bonaparte 1850
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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Bonaparte 1826 [yellow-headed blackbird]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantsubf
Diet: insectivoresubf
Diet 2: frugivoresubf
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:48:48
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:48:48
Source: subf = subfamily, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.014 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Sonora) X. xanthocephalus (20495)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) X. xanthocephalus (76060)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) X. sp. (190077) X. xanthocephalus (123918 215552)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) X. xanthocephalus (93281)