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Euphagus
Genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Euphagus is a small genus of American blackbirds. It contains two extant species: Brewer's blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus, and rusty blackbird E. carolinus.[2]
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Euphagus | |
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Male Brewer's blackbird | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Icteridae |
Genus: | Euphagus Cassin, 1867 |
Type species | |
Psarocolius cyanocephalus[1] Wagler, 1829 | |
Species | |
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The living species are very similar medium-sized birds. Adult males have mainly black plumage and a bright yellow eye; females are dark gray-brown.