Question

class: aves order: passeriformes - perching birds, largest & most dominant order of birds, mostly migratory family: icteridae - often have bright colored feathers which contrast with black plumage genus species: xanthocephalus xanthocephalus - medium - sized blackbird, males have bright yellow head, neck, and breast, black body and white wing patches visible in flight. females and immature males have duller, brownish - black bodies with pale yellow on the head, breast, and throat. peregrine falcon ruby - throated hummingbird yellow - headed blackbird white - winged dove

Explanation:

The taxonomic description matches the Yellow-headed Blackbird: it is in Class Aves, Order Passeriformes, Family Icteridae, and the species Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus has the described yellow head/breast (males) and duller brownish-black bodies with pale yellow (females/immature males) plus white wing patches.

Answer:

Yellow-headed Blackbird