Tricoloured Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Troupials and Allies (Icteridae) · Passeriformes · Blackbirds
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Tricoloured Blackbird with these birds—either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus | 6 |
| Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis | 2 |
| Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni | 1 |
| Lawrence's Goldfinch Spinus lawrencei | 1 |
| Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus | 1 |
Family
Icterids () or New World blackbirds make up a family, the Icteridae (), of small to medium-sized, often colorful, New World passerine birds. The family contains 108 species and is divided into 30 genera. Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …