Chrysomus

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Genus of birds

Chrysomus
Chrysomus icterocephalus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 bird in the family Icteridae.

Species

Established by William Swainson in 1837, it contains the following species:^[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 Female	Chrysomus icterocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)	northern South America	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Chestnut-capped blackbird Male Female	Chrysomus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1819)	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Uruguay	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

The name Chrysomus is a transliteration of the Greek word khrusōma, meaning "wrought gold" or "something made of gold".^[3]

References

1. ^ "Icteridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
2. ^ "ITIS Report: Chrysomus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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