Yellow-headed blackbird
| Yellow-headed blackbird Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Male in British Columbia, Canada | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Xanthocephalus Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Species: | X. xanthocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus (Bonaparte, 1826) | |
| Range of X. xanthocephalus Breeding range Wintering range Year-round range | |
The yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) is a medium-sized blackbird with a yellow head.
It is the only member of the genus Xanthocephalus. Their scientific name derives from the Greek word for yellow, xanthous, and the word for head, cephalus.