Blue-black Grosbeak
Photo: José Loiza, Aves y Conservación · Public domain

Cardinals and Allies

Blue-black Grosbeak

Cyanoloxia cyanoides

LCLeast Concern
Family
Cardinals and Allies (Cardinalidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The blue-black grosbeak (Cyanoloxia cyanoides) is a species of songbird in the family Cardinalidae.
The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society places this species in genus Cyanoloxia. In addition, in 2018 the committee split the eastern lowland population into a new species, the Amazonian grosbeak (Cyanoloxia rothschildii).

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Last updated September 29, 2026.