New World blackbird
![Red-winged blackbird, male](/Images/godic/202501/29/Red-winged_Blackbird,_male1241.jpg")
![Yellow-headed blackbird](/Images/godic/202501/29/Yellow-headed_Blackbird1241.jpg")
The New World blackbirds consist of 26 species of icterid birds that share the name blackbird but do not correspond with a formal taxon. The distributions of all species are limited to the Americas, and this group is distinct from the Eurasian common blackbird (Turdus merula).