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Least ConcernBlau: BrutgebietRot: ÜberwinterungsgebietGrün: Ganzjahresgebiet Der Gelbkopf-Schwarzstärling (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), zuweilen auch Brillenstärling genannt, ist eine in Nordamerika vorkommende Singvogelart aus der Familie der Stärlinge (Icteridae) und die einzige Art der Gattung Xanthocephalus.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Xanthocephalus
- Mass
- 49.7
- Image
- Yellow-headed Blackbird - female.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- taxon name
- Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Commons gallery
- Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- taxon common name
- sargento-de-cabeça-amarela
- short name
- X. xanthocephalus
- taxon range
- South America
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Encyclopedic overview
The yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) is a medium-sized blackbird with a yellow head.
It is the only member of the genus Xanthocephalus. Their scientific name derives from the Greek word for yellow, xanthous, and the word for head, cephalus.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yellow-headed Blackbird” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.