Icterus cayanensis

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Vernacular names
English : Epaulet oriole
French : Oriole à épaulettes

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Icteridae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
Adults can reach up to 22 cm in length for a weight of 46 g. Unmistakable species. Its plumage is mostly black with a large yellow patch on bend of wing. Bill and legs are black, eyes are dark reddish-brown.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South America, around the Amazon river basin, from south Guianas and north Brazil, east to south and east Peru, and north Bolivia. Lives in primary, secondary, gallery and swamp forests with large trees, to 1200 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a fairly extensive range but is globally poorly known. It is thought to be generally uncommon and local.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation
Dallas World Aquarium (USA)

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