Genus of birds
Chrysomus is a genus of bird in the family Icteridae.
Species
Established by William John Swainson in 1837, it contains the following species:[2]
Genus Chrysomus – Swainson, 1837 – two species
Common name
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Scientific name and subspecies
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Range
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Size and ecology
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IUCN status and estimated population
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Yellow-hooded blackbird
Male
Female
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Chrysomus icterocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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northern South America
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LC
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Chestnut-capped blackbird
Male
Female
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Chrysomus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1819)
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Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Uruguay
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LC
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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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