Baywing

The baywings are two species of birds in the genus Agelaioides, which were described in the early 19th century. These species are found in Brazil and in the case of A. badius, also Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Paraguay. They were formerly in included in genus Molothrus with cowbirds.

Baywing
Greyish baywing, Agelaioides badius, Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Icteridae
Genus:	Agelaioides Cassin, 1866
Type species
Agelaius badius[1] Vieillot, 1819
Species
Agelaioides badius Agelaioides fringillarius

Species

Genus Agelaioides – Cassin, 1866 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Grayish baywing	Agelaioides badius (Vieillot, 1819)	Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern and central Brazil	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Pale baywing	Agelaioides fringillarius (von Spix, 1824)	north-eastern Brazil.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC