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Yellow-headed blackbird
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The yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) is a medium-sized blackbird with a yellow head.
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Yellow-headed blackbird | |
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Male in British Columbia, Canada | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Icteridae |
Genus: | Xanthocephalus Bonaparte, 1850 |
Species: | X. xanthocephalus |
Binomial name | |
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus (Bonaparte, 1826) | |
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Range of X. xanthocephalus Breeding range Wintering range Year-round range |
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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.[2]