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Icterus cayanensis

Photo of subspecies I. c. tibialis by Arthur Grosset
Photographed: Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil.

Photo most likely of subspecies I. c. valenciobuenoi by Pantanal1
Photographed: Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Identification

Mostly black, the epaulet consisting of the upper wing-coverts. Some subspecies have a yellow epaulet and yellow thighs (e.g., I. c. tibialis) while other sub-species have an ochre-orange epaulet (see second photo).

Distribution

Most of South America.

Taxonomy

Polytypic, consists of five subspecies¹: cayanensis, tibialis, valenciobuenoi, periporphyrius, and pyrrhopterus.

This species has in the past been treated as if it included Moriche Oriole.

References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

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