List of icterids

This list is to show all the species in the Icteridae family.

The taxonomy follows Boyd and Powell, et al.

Blue means placement unknown while red means extinct.

31 genera, 113 species

Genus Icteria

 * , Icteria virens

Genus Xanthocephalus

 * Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Genus Dolichonyx

 * Bobolink, Dolichonyx orizyvorus

Genus Sturnella

 * Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna
 * Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
 * Lilian's Meadowlark, Sturnella lilianae
 * Red-breasted Blackbird, Sturnella militaris
 * White-browed Blackbird, Sturnella superciliaris
 * Peruvian Meadowlark, Sturnella bellicosa
 * Long-tailed Meadowlark, Sturnella loyca
 * Pampas Meadowlark, Sturnella defillippi

Genus Amblycercus

 * Prevost's Yellow-billed Cacique, Amblycercus holosericeus
 * Chapman's Yellow-billed Cacique, Amblycercus australis

Genus Cassiculus

 * Yellow-winged Cacique / Mexican Cacique, Cassiculus melanicterus

Genus Psarocolius

 * Chestnut-headed Oropendola, Psarocolius wagleri
 * Russet-backed Oropendola, Psarocolius angustifrons
 * Dusky-green Oropendola, Psarocolius atrovirens
 * Crested Oropendola, Psarocolius decumanus
 * Green Oropendola, Psarocolius viridis
 * Olive Oropendola, Psarocolius bifasciatus
 * Montezuma Oropendola, Psarocolius montezuma
 * Black Oropendola, Psarocolius guatimozinus
 * Baudo Oropendola, Psarocolius cassini

Genus Procacicus

 * Solitary Black Cacique, Procacicus solitarius

Genus Cacicus

 * Golden-winged Cacique, Cacicus chrysopterus
 * Ecuadorian Cacique, Cacicus sclateri
 * Selva Cacique, Cacicus koepckeae
 * Western Yellow-rumped Cacique, Cacicus flavicrissus
 * Amazonian Yellow-rumped Cacique, Cacicus cela
 * Subtropical Cacique, Cacicus uropygialis
 * Scarlet-rumped Cacique, Cacicus microrhynchus
 * Pacific Cacique, Cacicus pacificus
 * Northern Mountain-Cacique, Cacicus leucoramphus
 * Southern Mountain-Cacique, Cacicus chrysonotus
 * Band-tailed Oropendola, Cacicus latirostris
 * Red-rumped Cacique, Cacicus haemorrhous
 * Casqued Oropendola, Cacicus oseryi

Subgenus Yphantes

 * Scott's Oriole, Icterus parisorum
 * Audubon's Oriole, Icterus graduacauda
 * Yellow-backed Oriole, Icterus chrysater
 * Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula
 * Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii
 * Black-backed Oriole, Icterus abeillei
 * Streak-backed Oriole, Icterus pustulatus
 * Jamaican Oriole, Icterus leucopteryx
 * Grand Cayman Oriole, Icterus leucopteryx bairdi - extinct (mid-20th century)
 * Orange Oriole, Icterus auratus
 * Yellow Oriole, Icterus nigrogularis
 * Altamira Oriole, Icterus gularis

Subgenus Icterus

 * Yellow-tailed Oriole, Icterus mesomelas
 * Spot-breasted Oriole, Icterus pectoralis
 * White-edged Oriole, Icterus graceannae
 * Campo Troupial, Icterus jamacaii
 * Venezuelan Troupial, Icterus icterus
 * Orange-backed Troupial, Icterus croconotus

Subgenus Pendulinus

 * Bar-winged Oriole, Icterus maculialatus
 * Black-vented Oriole, Icterus wagleri
 * Hooded Oriole, Icterus cucullatus
 * Black-cowled Oriole, Icterus prosthemelas
 * Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius
 * Ochre Oriole, Icterus fuertesi
 * Cuban Oriole, Icterus melanopsis
 * Bahama Oriole, Icterus northropi
 * Martinique Oriole, Icterus bonana
 * Puerto Rican Oriole, Icterus portoricensis
 * Montserrat Oriole, Icterus oberi
 * Hispaniolan Oriole, Icterus dominicensis
 * St. Lucia Oriole, Icterus laudabilis
 * Orange-crowned Oriole, Icterus auricapillus
 * Epaulet Oriole, Icterus cayanensis
 * Moriche Oriole, Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus - recently merged into I. cayanensis
 * Variable Oriole, Icterus pyrrhopterus

Genus Nesopsar

 * Jamaican Blackbird, Nesopsar nigerrimus

Genus Agelaius

 * Tawny-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius humeralis
 * Yellow-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius xanthomus
 * Tricoloured Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor
 * Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
 * Red-shouldered Blackbird, Agelaius assimilis

Genus Molothrus

 * Screaming Cowbird, Molothrus rufoaxillaris
 * Giant Cowbird, Molothrus oryzivorus
 * Bronzed Cowbird, Molothrus aeneus
 * Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis
 * Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater

Genus Dives

 * Melodious Blackbird, Dives dives
 * Scrub Blackbird, Dives warszewiczi

Genus Ptiloxena

 * Cuban Blackbird, Ptiloxena atroviolacea

Genus Euphagus

 * Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus
 * Brewer's Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus

Genus Quiscalus

 * Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
 * Nicaraguan Grackle, Quiscalus nicaraguensis
 * Carib Grackle, Quiscalus lugubris
 * Barbados Grackle, Quiscalus fortirostris
 * Greater Antillean Grackle, Quiscalus niger
 * Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major
 * Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus
 * , Quiscalus palustris - extinct (1910)

Genus Hypopyrrhus

 * Red-bellied Grackle, Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster

Genus Lampropsar

 * Velvet-fronted Grackle, Lampropsar tanagrinus

Genus Gymnomystax

 * Oriole Blackbird, Gymnomystax mexicanus

Genus Macroagelaius

 * Mountain Grackle / Colombian Mountain-Grackle, Macroagelaius subalaris
 * Golden-tufted Grackle / Golden-tufted Mountain-Grackle, Macroagelaius imthurni

Genus Amblyramphus

 * Scarlet-headed Blackbird, Amblyramphus holosericeus

Genus Agelaioides

 * Greyish Baywing, Agelaioides badius
 * Pale Baywing, Agelaioides fringillarius