Icterus icterus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Vernacular names
English : Venezuelan troupial
French : Oriole troupiale

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Icteridae
Notes : 3 subspecies known

Identification
Large oriole species reaching 27 cm in length for a weight of 67 g. Black head and upper breast, wings, back and tail. Large white bar on wings, rest of plumage is golden-orange. Long silvery bill, silvery-grey bare skin area behind eyes.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South America, in north-east Colombia, north and Central Venezuela and on islands off Venezuelan coast (Aruba, Curacao, Margarita).

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : Despite being regularly captured for cagebird trade, the species remains locally common to even abundant. Successfully introduced in the Antilles.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation
Dallas World Aquarium (USA)

 

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