genus Agelaius

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Noun1.genus Agelaius - red-winged blackbirdsgenus Agelaius - red-winged blackbirds    
Agelaius
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Icteridae, Icteridae - American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks
Agelaius phoeniceus, redwing, red-winged blackbird - North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
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In few genera would such a phylogeny be more useful than for the blackbird genus Agelaius. The nine species of Agelaius occupy marsh and grassland habitat throughout much of North, Central, and South America and on a few Caribbean Islands.
In a subsequent paper, Beecher (1951) placed the extant genus Agelaius at an internal node from which fully 50% of extant blackbird species are derived Agelaius.
Polyphyly of the blackbird genus Agelaius and the importance of assumptions of monophyly in comparative studies
Although Freeman's data suggest that the genus Agelaius is not monophyletic, his analyses included only two species in this genus.
Sexual dimorphism, mating system and body size in New World blackbirds (Icteridae)
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