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Saffron-cowled blackbird
Xanthopsar flavus en Bañado Los Indios, Rocha, Uruguay.jpg
Conservation status
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Genus:
Xanthopsar
Species:
flavus
Xanthopsar flavus map.svg
Synonyms

Agelaius flavus Gmelin, 1788

The saffron-cowled blackbird (Xanthopsar flavus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, in the monotypic genus Xanthopsar. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay (where it is found at the Quebrada de los Cuervos).

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

See also

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