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Yellow-shouldered blackbird

Agelaius xanthomus (P. L. Sclater, 1862)

ENEndangeredsongbirds

The yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 38.4 g and live up to 12.6 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus)
Photo: Mike Morel/U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yellow-shouldered blackbird

Weight
38.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
12.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the yellow-shouldered blackbird live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-shouldered blackbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus), known in Puerto Rican Spanish as mariquita de Puerto Rico or capitán, is a species of blackbird endemic to Puerto Rico. It has black plumage with a prominent yellow patch on the wing. Adult males and females are of similar appearance. The species is predominantly insectivorous.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-shouldered blackbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-shouldered_blackbird&oldid=1380707901), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the yellow-shouldered blackbird endangered?

The yellow-shouldered blackbird is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the yellow-shouldered blackbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyIcteridae
  6. genusAgelaius
  7. SpeciesAgelaius xanthomus (P. L. Sclater, 1862)

Synonyms Agelaius chrysopterus, Icterus xanthomus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • شحرور أصفر الكتفArabic
  • sergent de muscle grocCatalan
  • Sergent d'espatlles groguesCatalan
  • vlhovec portorickýCzech
  • tresglen ysgwyddfelenWelsh
  • Gulskuldret StærlingDanish
  • GelbschulterstärlingGerman
  • Flavŝultra agelajoEsperanto
  • portorika nigrikteroEsperanto
  • Sargento puertorriqueñoSpanish
  • CapitánSpanish
  • MariquitaSpanish
  • سیاهمرغ شانهزردPersian
  • puertoriconturpiaaliFinnish
  • Carouge de Porto RicoFrench
  • žutokrili vranjakCroatian
  • sárgavállú csirögeHungarian
  • Ittero spallegialleItalian
  • キガタハゴロモガラスJapanese
  • geltonpetis juodasis trupialasLithuanian
  • GeelschoudertroepiaalDutch
  • gulskuldertrupialNorwegian
  • epoletnik lagunowyPolish
  • graúna-de-ombros-amarelosPortuguese
  • sargento-d'ombros-amarelosPortuguese
  • Желтокрылый трупиалRussian
  • Желтоплечий чёрный трупиалRussian
  • vlhovec lagúnovýSlovak
  • Američki kos žutih ramenaSerbian
  • gulskuldrad trupialSwedish
  • Sarı Omuzlu KaratavukTurkish
  • еполетник жовтоплечийUkrainian
  • 黃肩黑鸝Chinese
  • 黄肩黑鹂Chinese

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Relatives of the yellow-shouldered blackbird

Other species in the same genus Agelaius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the yellow-shouldered blackbird?

An adult yellow-shouldered blackbird weighs 38.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-shouldered blackbird endangered?

The yellow-shouldered blackbird is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the yellow-shouldered blackbird live?

The yellow-shouldered blackbird has a recorded lifespan of 12.6 years.

What kind of animal is the yellow-shouldered blackbird?

The yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.

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@misc{yellow_shouldered_blackbird_2026,
  title = {Yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-shouldered-blackbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}