Order Passeriformes, Family Icteridae - blackbirds and orioles
In Maine, 14 species in 8 genera in 1 family have been reported. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.

Family Icteridae
   Xanthocephalus (1 species)
      Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus - Yellow-headed Blackbird
   Dolichonix (1 species)
      Dolichonyx oryzivorus - Bobolink
   Sturnella (2 species)
      Sturnella magna - Eastern Meadowlark
      Sturnella neglecta - Western Meadowlark
   Icterus (3 species)
      Icterus spurius - Orchard Oriole
      Icterus bullockii - Bullock’s Oriole
      Icterus galbula - Baltimore Oriole
   Agelaius (1 species)
      Agelaius phoeniceus - red-winged blackbird
   Molothrus (3 species)
      Molothrus bonariensis - Shiny Cowbird
      Molothrus aeneus - Bronzed Cowbird
      Molothrus ater - brown-headed cowbird
   Euphagus (2 species)
      Euphagus carolinus - Rusty Blackbird
      Euphagus cyanocephalus - Brewer’s Blackbird
   Quiscalus (1 species)
      Quiscalus quisculaa - Common Grackle

Family Icteridae (common name?)
[information to be added]

Key to the genera of Family Icteridae in Maine (to be completed)

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Xanthocephalus
Dolichonyx
Sturnella
Icterus
Agelaius
Molothrus
Euphagus
Quiscalus

Xanthocephalus (Blackbird)
[information to be added]

Xanthocephalus xanthoephalus (Yellow-headed Blackbird) - [information to be added]

Dolichonyx (common name?)
[information to be added]

Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Bobolink) - [information to be added]

Sturnella (Meadowlark)
[information to be added]

Key to the species of Sturnella in Maine (to be completed)

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S. magna
S. neglecta

Sturnella magna (Eastern Meadowlark) - [information to be added]

Sturnella neglecta (Western Meadowlark) - This species is rare in Maine.

Icterus (Oriole)
[information to be added]

Key to the species of Icterus in Maine (to be completed)

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I. spurius
I. bullockii
I. galbula

Icterus spurius (Orchard Oriole) - [information to be added]

Icterus bullockii (Bullock’s Oriole) - This species is rare in Maine.

Icterus galbula (Baltimore Oriole) - [information to be added]

Agelaius (Blackbird)
[information to be added]

Agelaius phoeniceus (Red-winged Blackbird)

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Molothrus (Cowbird)
[information to be added]

Key to the species of Molothrus in Maine (to be completed)

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M. bonariensis
M. aeneus
M. ater

Molothrus bonariensis (Shiny Cowbird) - This species is rare in Maine.

Molothrus aeneus (Bronzed Cowbird) - This species is rare in Maine.

Molothrus ater (Brown-headed Cowbird) - [information to be added]

Euphagus (Blackbird)
[information to be added]

Key to the species of Euphagus in Maine (to be completed)

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E. carolinus
E. cyanocephalus

Euphagus carolinus (Rusty Blackbird) - [information to be added]

Euphagus cyanocephalus (Brewer’s Blackbird) - This species is rare in Maine.

Quiscalus (Grackle)
[information to be added]

Quiscalus quiscula (Common Grackle)

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