Chrysomus

Chrysomus is a genus of birds in the family Icteridae.

Chrysomus
Chrysomus icterocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Icteridae
Genus:	Chrysomus Swainson, 1837
Type species
Oriolus icterocephalus[1] Linnaeus, 1766

Species

Established by William Swainson in 1837, the genus contains only yellow-hooded blackbird:^[2]

Genus Chrysomus – Swainson, 1837 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Yellow-hooded blackbird Male Female	Chrysomus icterocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)	northern South America	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Chestnut-capped blackbird Male Female	Chrysomus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1819)	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay, and Uruguay	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

The name Chrysomus is a transliteration of the Greek word khrusōma, meaning "wrought gold" or "something made of gold".^[3]