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{{Taxobox
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| image = Agelaius humeralis, Holguin, Cuba.jpg
| name = Tawny-shouldered Blackbird
| image =
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref> {{IUCN2008 | assessors=BirdLife International | year=2008 | title=Agelaius humeralis | id=150394 | downloaded=24 February 2009}} </ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Agelaius humeralis'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22724206A132028704 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22724206A132028704.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| genus = Agelaius
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| species = humeralis
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| authority = ([[Nicholas Aylward Vigors|Vigors]], 1827)
| classis = [[Aves]]
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| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| ordo = [[Passeriformes]]
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| subdivision = ''Agelaius humeralis humeralis'' <br /> ''Agelaius humeralis scopulus''
| familia = [[Icteridae]]
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| synonyms =
| genus = ''[[Agelaius]]''
| range_map = Agelaius_humeralis_map.svg
| species = '''''A. humeralis'''''
| range_map_caption = Range of ''A. humeralis'' (note: map is missing distribution in the Dominican Republic)
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| binomial = ''Agelaius humeralis''
}}
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| binomial_authority = ([[Nicholas Aylward Vigors|Vigors]], 1827)
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| subdivision_ranks = [[Subspecies]]
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| subdivision = ''Agelaius humeralis humeralis <br> Agelaius humeralis scopulus''
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| synonyms = }}


The '''Tawny-shouldered Blackbird''' ('''''Agelaius humeralis''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Icteridae]] family.
The '''tawny-shouldered blackbird''' ('''''Agelaius humeralis''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Icteridae]]. It is found in [[Cuba]] and [[Hispaniola]] (split between the [[Dominican Republic]] and [[Haiti]]). It is a vagrant in the United States (to the [[Florida Keys]]).

It is found in [[Cuba]], the [[Dominican Republic]], [[Haiti]], and the [[United States]].
==Description==
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Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]], pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.

Measuring {{convert|20|cm|in|abbr=on}} long, this highly social species is entirely black, save for the namesake brown-orange patch at the shoulder. The patch may not be visible when the wings are folded.<ref name=BofCuba/>

==Taxonomy==
Two subspecies are described:<ref name=IOC/>
* ''A. h. humeralis'' – <small>(Vigors, 1827)</small>: [[Nominate subspecies#Nominotypical subspecies and subspecies autonyms|nominate]], found in Cuba and Hispaniola
* ''A. h. scopulus'' – <small>Garrido, 1970</small>: found on Cayo Cantiles (east of [[Isla de la Juventud]] off southwestern Cuba)

==Breeding==
They breed from April to August, laying 3–4 greenish-white eggs spotted with brown in a cup-shaped nest that is lined with soft materials and placed in a tree.<ref name=BofCuba/>

==Diet and habitat==
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Tawny-shouldered blackbirds eat insects, seeds, nectar, fruit, and small lizards.<ref name=BofCuba/> Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]], pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=BofCuba>{{cite book |last1=Garrido |first1=Orlando H. |last2=Kirkconnell |first2=Arturo |title=Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba |publisher=Comstock, Cornell University Press |location=Ithaca, NY |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-8014-8631-9 |pages=219–220}}</ref>


<ref name=IOC>{{cite journal|editor-last=Gill |editor-first=F. |editor2-last= Donsker|editor2-first= D. |year=2014 |journal=IOC World Bird List (V 4.2) |doi=10.14344/IOC.ML.4.2 |url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org |title=IOC World Bird List|doi-access=free }}</ref>
<references/>
}}
* {{ITIS | ID=179061 | taxon=''Agelaius humeralis'' | year=2009 | date=24 February}}


==External links==
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[[Category:Agelaius]]
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{{Commons category|Agelaius humeralis}}
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{{Wikispecies|Agelaius humeralis}}
* {{BirdLife|22724206|Agelaius humeralis}}
* {{Avibase|name=Agelaius humeralis}}
* {{InternetBirdCollection|tawny-shouldered-blackbird-agelaius-humeralis|Tawny-shouldered blackbird}}
* {{VIREO|Tawny-shouldered+blackbird}}
* {{NeotropicalBirds|tasbla|Tawny-shouldered blackbird}}
* {{Xeno-canto species|Agelaius|humeralis|Tawny-shouldered blackbird}}


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[[Category:Agelaius|tawny-shouldered blackbird]]
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[[Category:Endemic birds of the Caribbean]]
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[[Category:Birds of Cuba]]
[[Category:Birds of the Dominican Republic]]
[[Category:Birds of Haiti]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1827|tawny-shouldered blackbird]]
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[[pt:Agelaius humeralis]]

Latest revision as of 20:26, 20 June 2023

Tawny-shouldered blackbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Agelaius
Species:
A. humeralis
Binomial name
Agelaius humeralis
(Vigors, 1827)
Subspecies

Agelaius humeralis humeralis
Agelaius humeralis scopulus

Range of A. humeralis (note: map is missing distribution in the Dominican Republic)

The tawny-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius humeralis) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Cuba and Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is a vagrant in the United States (to the Florida Keys).

Description

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Measuring 20 cm (7.9 in) long, this highly social species is entirely black, save for the namesake brown-orange patch at the shoulder. The patch may not be visible when the wings are folded.[2]

Taxonomy

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Two subspecies are described:[3]

  • A. h. humeralis – (Vigors, 1827): nominate, found in Cuba and Hispaniola
  • A. h. scopulus – Garrido, 1970: found on Cayo Cantiles (east of Isla de la Juventud off southwestern Cuba)

Breeding

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They breed from April to August, laying 3–4 greenish-white eggs spotted with brown in a cup-shaped nest that is lined with soft materials and placed in a tree.[2]

Diet and habitat

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Tawny-shouldered blackbirds eat insects, seeds, nectar, fruit, and small lizards.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Agelaius humeralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22724206A132028704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22724206A132028704.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Garrido, Orlando H.; Kirkconnell, Arturo (2000). Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba. Ithaca, NY: Comstock, Cornell University Press. pp. 219–220. ISBN 978-0-8014-8631-9.
  3. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D., eds. (2014). "IOC World Bird List". IOC World Bird List (V 4.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.4.2.
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