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Icteridae
Taxonomy
Icteridae was named by Vigors (1825). It is extant.
It was reranked as the subfamily Icterinae by Emslie (1992) and Parmalee (1992).
It was assigned to Passeres by Hay (1902); to Fringilloidae by Hay (1930); to Oscines by Lambrecht (1933); to Passeres by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); to Emberizidae by Emslie (1992) and Parmalee (1992); and to Passeriformes by Alvarez (1977), Shoshani et al. (1989) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was reranked as the subfamily Icterinae by Emslie (1992) and Parmalee (1992).
It was assigned to Passeres by Hay (1902); to Fringilloidae by Hay (1930); to Oscines by Lambrecht (1933); to Passeres by Wetmore (1940) and Wetmore (1956); to Emberizidae by Emslie (1992) and Parmalee (1992); and to Passeriformes by Alvarez (1977), Shoshani et al. (1989) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1825 | Icteridae Vigors |
1902 | Icteridae Hay p. 537 |
1930 | Icteridae Hay p. 357 |
1933 | Icteridae Lambrecht p. 643 |
1940 | Icteridae Wetmore p. 75 |
1956 | Icteridae Wetmore p. 96 |
1977 | Icteridae Alvarez p. 217 |
1989 | Icteridae Shoshani et al. p. 436 |
1992 | Icterinae Emslie p. 264 |
1992 | Icterinae Parmalee p. 316 |
2017 | Icteridae Clements et al. |
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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.
Fm. Icteridae Vigors 1825
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G. Agelaius Vieillot 1816
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Agelaius gubernator Wagler 1832
Agelaius phoeniceus Linnaeus 1766 [red-winged blackbird]
Agelaius tricolor Audubon 1837 [tricolor blackbird]
G. Cassidix Lesson 1831
G. Euphagus Cassin 1866 [blackbird]
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†Euphagus affinis Shufeldt 1891
Euphagus cyanocephalus Wagler 1829 [Brewer's blackbird]
†Euphagus magnirostris Miller 1929 [large-billed blackbird]
G. Icterus Brisson 1760 [New World oriole]
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Icterus bullockii Swainson 1827 [Bullock's oriole]
Icterus oberi Lawrence 1880 [Montserrat oriole]
Icterus spurius Linnaeus 1766 [orchard oriole]
Invalid names: Xanthornus Cuvier 1800 [synonym]
G. Megaquiscalus Cassin 1866
G. Molothrus Swainson 1832
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Molothrus aeneus Wagler 1829 [bronzed cowbird]
Molothrus ater Boddaert 1783 [brown-headed cowbird]
G. †Pandanaris Miller 1947
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†Pandanaris convexa Miller 1947 [cowbird]
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Invalid names: Pandanaris floridana Brodkorb 1957 [synonym]
G. Quiscalus Vieillot 1816 [grackle]
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Quiscalus lugubris Swainson 1838 [carib grackle]
Quiscalus major Viellot 1819 [boat-tailed grackle]
Quiscalus mexicanus Gmelin 1788 [great-tailed grackle]
Quiscalus quiscula Linnaeus 1758 [common grackle]
G. †Scolecophagus Swainson
G. Sturnella Vieillot 1816 [meadowlark]
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Sturnella magna Linnaeus 1758 [eastern meadowlark]
Sturnella neglecta Audubon 1844 [western meadowlark]
G. Xanthocephalus Bonaparte 1850
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Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Bonaparte 1826 [yellow-headed blackbird]
Invalid names: Icterini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available