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Species record

Yellow-winged Blackbird

Agelasticus thilius

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Primary Traits

FamilyIcteridae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatWetland
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

31.2 g

Elevation

0 m - 3,800 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Agelasticus thilius

English name

Yellow-winged Blackbird

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Icteridae

Genus

Agelasticus

Species

thilius

Data source

NWBL, BHA, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

29 g

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

34 g

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

No data

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

31.2 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

3,800 m

Maximum elevation

4,000 m

Elevation range

3,800 m

Typical elevation

1,900 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Wetland

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.22

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Colonial, Social

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Cup/Bowl

Nest substrate

Grass, Bamboo

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

4

Incubating sex

Female

Minimum incubation period

12 d

Maximum incubation period

13 d

Minimum fledging period

10 d

Maximum fledging period

12 d

Nest parasitism

Victim of Parasitism

Average clutch size

3

Average fledging period

11 d

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory, Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary