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Baywing

Baywing
Greyish baywing, Agelaioides badius, Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Agelaioides
Cassin, 1866
Type species
Agelaius badius[1]
Vieillot, 1819
Species

The baywings are two species of birds in the genus Agelaioides, which were described in the early 19th century. These species are found in Brazil and in the case of A. badius, also Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Paraguay. They were formerly in included in genus Molothrus with cowbirds.

Species

Genus Agelaioides Cassin, 1866 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Grayish baywing

Agelaioides badius
(Vieillot, 1819)
Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern and central Brazil
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 LC 


Pale baywing

Agelaioides fringillarius
(von Spix, 1824)
north-eastern Brazil.
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References

  1. ^ "Icteridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.


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