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The tawny-shouldered blackbird (''Agelaius humeralis'') is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. It is a vagrant in the United States. Measuring long, this highly social species is entirely black save for the namesake brown-orange patch at the shoulder. The patch may not be visible when the wings are folded.〔 Two subspecies are described:〔 * ''A. h. humeralis'' – (Vigors, 1827): nominate, found in Cuba and northwestern Haiti * ''A. h. scopulus'' – Garrido, 1970: found on Cayo Cantiles (east of Isle of Pines off southwestern Cuba) They breed from April to August, laying 3–4 greenish-white eggs spotted with brown in a cup-shaped nest that is lined with soft materials and placed in a tree.〔 Tawny-shouldered blackbirds eat insects, seeds, nectar, fruit, and small lizards.〔 Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. ==References== * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tawny-shouldered blackbird」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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