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Chrysomus
Chrysomus icterocephalus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Chrysomus
Swainson, 1837
Type species
Oriolus icterocephalus[1]
Linnaeus, 1766

Chrysomus is a genus of birds in the family Icteridae.

Species

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Established by William Swainson in 1837, the genus contains only yellow-hooded blackbird:[2]

Genus Chrysomus Swainson, 1837 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Yellow-hooded blackbird


Male
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Female

Chrysomus icterocephalus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
northern South America
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Chestnut-capped blackbird


Male
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Female

Chrysomus ruficapillus
(Vieillot, 1819)
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Uruguay
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The name Chrysomus is a transliteration of the Greek word khrusōma, meaning "wrought gold" or "something made of gold".[3]

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