Icterids, family Icteridae, are small to medium-sized, often colorful New World passerine birds comprising 108 species in 30 genera, including the blackbirds, orioles, grackles, meadowlarks, cowbirds, oropendolas and caciques. Most species show black plumage often set off with yellow, orange or red. They occur across the Americas, with the highest concentration of breeding species found in Colombia and southern Mexico.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ748159, descriptionView the Source 2. Icterid (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Icterids () or New World blackbirds make up a family, the Icteridae (), of small to medium-sized, often colorful, New World passerine birds.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Icteridae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 107
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Icteridae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Icteridae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 4.7 ... "early_interval": "Zanclean"
Wikidata: Icteridae
Wikidata Q748159, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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