Agelaius tricolor
ENEndangered

Agelaius tricolor

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

2

Countries

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01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

AVES

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

ICTERIDAE

Genus

Agelaius

Agelaius tricolor belongs to the family ICTERIDAE, order PASSERIFORMES, within the AVES class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Wetlands (inland)MajorWetlands (inland) - Bogs, marshes, swamps, fensMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Endangered

Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Agricultural & forestry effluents

Ongoing

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Droughts

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Livestock farming & ranching

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species management
Species recovery
Awareness & communications
Legislation
06Range

Found in 2 Countries

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Agelaius tricolor (Agelaius tricolor). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/tricoloured-blackbird

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