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Icterids (/ˈɪktərɪd/) or New
World blackbirds make up a family, the
Icteridae (/ɪkˈtɛrɪdi/), of
small to medium-sized,
often colorful, New
World p****erine...
- The
avian family Icteridae is
variously called icterids,
troupials and allies, or oropendolas, orioles,
blackbirds by
taxonomic authorities. The family...
- kernels.
Larger adductor muscles within their jaw
compared to
those of
other icterids make this
adaptation even more
useful for
opening hard
seeds and acorns...
- blackbirds: the
icterids. Princeton, NJ:
Princeton University Press. Jaramillo, A., & Burke, P. (1999). New
world blackbirds: the
icterids. Princeton, NJ:...
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raised their own young. One
hundred bird species,
including honeyguides,
icterids, and ducks, are
obligate parasites,
though the most
famous are the cuckoos...
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seven of the 11
species of grackles,
gregarious p****erine
birds in the
icterid family. They are
native to
North and
South America. The
genus was named...
- brown-headed
cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small,
obligate brood parasitic icterid native to
temperate and
subtropical North America. It is a
permanent resident...
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native to
North and
South America. They
belong to
various genera in the
icterid family. In all the
species with this name,
adult males have
black or mostly...
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spans 23–32 cm (9.1–12.6 in)
across the wings.
Their build is
typical of
icterids, as they have a s****y body, a
longish tail,
fairly long legs and a thick...
- The
western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) is a medium-sized
icterid bird,
about 8.5 in (22 cm) in length. It
nests on the
ground in open gr****lands...