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| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN2012>{{IUCN|id=106009709 |title=''Agelasticus cyanopus'' |assessors=[[BirdLife International]] |version=2012.1 |year=2012 |accessdate=16 July 2012}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN|id=22724184 |title=''Agelasticus cyanopus'' |assessors=[[BirdLife International]] |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
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The '''Unicoloured Blackbird''' (''Agelasticus cyanopus'') is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Icteridae]] family.<ref>BirdLife International 2012. [http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=B5792FEE97D3CBD7 Unicolored Blackbird (Chrysomus cyanopus)].</ref>
The '''Unicoloured Blackbird''' (''Agelasticus cyanopus'') is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Icteridae]] family.<ref>BirdLife International 2012. [http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=B5792FEE97D3CBD7 Unicolored Blackbird (Chrysomus cyanopus)].</ref>


It is found in [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], and [[Paraguay]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is [[swamp]]s.<ref name=IUCN2012/>
It is found in [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], and [[Paraguay]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is [[swamp]]s.<ref name=IUCN/>


The male Unicoloured Blackbird is befitting of its name, with entirely black plumage and dark eyes. However, the species exhibits [[sexual dimorphism]]; the female is brown with a yellow belly, a darker mask, and rusty colored wings.<ref>Jaramillo, Alvaro. 2010. Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus), Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p_spp=671436</ref>
The male Unicoloured Blackbird is befitting of its name, with entirely black plumage and dark eyes. However, the species exhibits [[sexual dimorphism]]; the female is brown with a yellow belly, a darker mask, and rusty colored wings.<ref>Jaramillo, Alvaro. 2010. Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus), Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p_spp=671436</ref>
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[[Category:Agelasticus]]
[[Category:Agelasticus]]



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Revision as of 21:12, 14 December 2013

Unicoloured Blackbird
Unicoloured Blackbird
Unicoloured Blackbird
Scientific classification
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A. cyanopus
Binomial name
Agelasticus cyanopus
(Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms

Agelaius cyanopus Vieillot, 1819, Chrysomus cyanopus,

The Unicoloured Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family.[2]

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitat is swamps.[1]

The male Unicoloured Blackbird is befitting of its name, with entirely black plumage and dark eyes. However, the species exhibits sexual dimorphism; the female is brown with a yellow belly, a darker mask, and rusty colored wings.[3]

Illustration showing the differences between the male and female

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN
  2. ^ BirdLife International 2012. Unicolored Blackbird (Chrysomus cyanopus).
  3. ^ Jaramillo, Alvaro. 2010. Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus), Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p_spp=671436