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==Identification== | ==Identification== |
Revision as of 19:33, 5 May 2010
- Icterus wagleri
Identification
- Black hood, upper back, wings, and tail, including vent
- Yellow-orange underparts and lower back
- Slender black bill
- Grey legs and feet
Similar Species
Adult is similar to Black-cowled Oriole but has black undertail coverts and vent.
Distribution
Mexico (where found in the interior and pacific slope) south to Nicaragua.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
This is a polytypic species, consisting of two subspecies:
- I. w. castaneopectus:
- Arid scrub of north-western Mexico (southern Sonora to northern Sinaloa and Chihuahua)
- I. w. wagleri:
Habitat
Arid scrub and deciduous forests; second-growth woods and roadside shrubs.
Behaviour
Diet
Forages in trees and bushes for insects, berries and fruit.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Whatbird
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-vented Oriole. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-vented_Oriole