Forbes's blackbird

Forbes's blackbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Anumara
Powell et al., 2014
Species: A. forbesi
Binomial name
Anumara forbesi
(Sclater, 1886)

The Forbes's blackbird (Anumara forbesi) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

This species was named for the British zoologist William Alexander Forbes.

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