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====Immatures==== | ====Immatures==== | ||
Non-descript buffy-brownish and can be confusing compared to both adults and other oriole species. | Non-descript buffy-brownish and can be confusing compared to both adults and other oriole species. | ||
| − | [[Image:Imm cuban oriole.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|THE_FERN|THE_FERN}} | + | [[Image:Imm cuban oriole.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo © by {{user|THE_FERN|THE_FERN}}<br />Criadero de Cocodrilos, Matanzas, [[Cuba]], 11 April 2024<!--EDITORs: image not in gallery-->]] |
====Similar species==== | ====Similar species==== | ||
| − | Has black upper-tail coverts in contrast to [[Hispaniolan Oriole]]. | + | Has black upper-tail [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] in contrast to [[Hispaniolan Oriole]]. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Found on [[Cuba]] and adjacent Isle of Pines. | Found on [[Cuba]] and adjacent Isle of Pines. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> |
It was formerly a part of [[Greater Antillean Oriole]]. | It was formerly a part of [[Greater Antillean Oriole]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Song activity just after dawn but is not common. | Song activity just after dawn but is not common. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=156356 Thread] in the Taxonomy forum discussing the possible splitting of this species |
#[http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2006/02/bahamas_oriole.html This page at Birdlife International relates a proposal to split all four Greater Antillean Orioles into separate species, and raise concern for the Bahamas form] | #[http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2006/02/bahamas_oriole.html This page at Birdlife International relates a proposal to split all four Greater Antillean Orioles into separate species, and raise concern for the Bahamas form] | ||
#[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds] | #[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds] | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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{{GSearch|"Cuban Oriole" {{!}} "Icterus melanopsis" }} | {{GSearch|"Cuban Oriole" {{!}} "Icterus melanopsis" }} | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:09, 10 May 2024
- Icterus melanopsis
Identification
Adult
- Black
- Yellow on rump, vent and shoulders
Immatures
Non-descript buffy-brownish and can be confusing compared to both adults and other oriole species.
Similar species
Has black upper-tail coverts in contrast to Hispaniolan Oriole.
Distribution
Found on Cuba and adjacent Isle of Pines.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It was formerly a part of Greater Antillean Oriole.
Habitat
Often found near palms from sea level up to mid elevation.
Behaviour
Palms are used both for nesting and for foraging.
Diet
Food includes fruit, nectar, insects, and flowers.
Vocalisation
Song activity just after dawn but is not common.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Thread in the Taxonomy forum discussing the possible splitting of this species
- This page at Birdlife International relates a proposal to split all four Greater Antillean Orioles into separate species, and raise concern for the Bahamas form
- 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cuban Oriole. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cuban_Oriole
External Links
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