Yellow-shouldered blackbird
| Yellow-shouldered blackbird | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Agelaius |
| Species: | A. xanthomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Agelaius xanthomus (P. L. Sclater, 1862) | |
| Subspecies | |
|
A. x. monensis Barnes Jr, 1945 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Icterus xanthomus | |
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.