Bar-winged Oriole - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by Peter R. Bono
El Sumidero Canyon, Chiapas, Mexico, July 2009

Icterus maculialatus

Identification

20·5–23 cm
Male

• Black Head, upper breast and back
• Yellow rump and underparts
• Black wings
• Yellow shoulder patch

Distribution

Central America: found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras

Female
Photo by ana maria
Santa Ana Volcano, El Salvador, April 2012

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Oak-pine scrub, moist montanes, coffee plantations and open areas.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet is not well recorded. They eat insects fruit and nectar.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bar-winged Oriole. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bar-winged_Oriole

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