Jamaican blackbird [SEP] parent taxon
Jamaican blackbird
The Jamaican blackbird ("Nesopsar nigerrimus") is a species of bird in the New World blackbird and oriole family Icteridae. It is the only species (monotypic) in the genus Nesopsar. The species has sometimes been included in the genus "Agelaius", but molecular systematics have shown it not be closely related to any living New World blackbird or grackle. The species is endemic to Jamaica, where it is restricted to Cockpit Country, some central areas and the Blue and John Crow Mountains.
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New World blackbird
The New World blackbirds consist of 26 species of icterid birds that share the name blackbird but do not correspond with a formal taxon. The distributions of all species are limited to the Americas, and this group is distinct from the Eurasian common blackbird ("Turdus merula").
Species.
The New World blackbird species belong to 14 genera, all in the Icteridae family:
- "Agelaioides"
- "Agelaius"
- "Agelasticus"
- "Amblyramphus"
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