Agelaius
| Agelaius | |
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| Male red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: |
Agelaius Vieillot, 1816 |
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Agelaius is a genus of blackbirds in the New World family Icteridae. Established by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816, it contains five species:
The name Agelaius comes from the Greek agelaios, meaning "gregarious".
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