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[[Image:Yellow_Oriole.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G<br />Photo taken: Asa Wright Centre, [[Trinidad]].]]
 
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'''Disambiguation: The name Yellow Oriole or Australian Yellow Oriole is sometimes used for [[Green Oriole]]'''
 
'''Disambiguation: The name Yellow Oriole or Australian Yellow Oriole is sometimes used for [[Green Oriole]]'''
  
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[[Image:Yellow_Oriole.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br /> [[Asa Wright Nature Centre]], [[Trinidad]], May 2006]]
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;[[:Category:Icterus|Icterus]] nigrogularis
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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This is a 20-21 cm long, 38 g weight bird, with mainly yellow plumage, as its name suggests. The adult male has a black eye mask, thin black throat line, black tail and black wings with a white wing bar and some white feather edging.
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20–21 cm<br />
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The female is similar but slightly duller, and the juvenile bird has an olive-tinged yellow back, and lacks black on the face.<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>
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'''Male'''
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*Yellow plumage
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*Black wings
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*Black eye mask
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*narrow black throat line
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*Black tail  
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*White wing bar
  
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The female is similar but duller<br />
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Juvenile has an olive-tinged yellow back, and no black on the face.
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[[Image:7881Yellow Oriole3s.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|Jacamar|Jacamar}}<br />Glasgow, East Bank Berbice, [[Guyana]], March 2005]]
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Northern [[South America]] in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad]], the [[Guianas]] and northern [[Brazil]].   
 
Northern [[South America]] in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad]], the [[Guianas]] and northern [[Brazil]].   
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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There are four subspecies of Yellow Oriole, of which three are restricted to islands. They differ from the widespread nominate race of the mainland in body and bill size, and minor plumage details.
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====Subspecies====
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*''I. n. nigrogularis''
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There are four subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> of which three are restricted to islands. They differ from the widespread nominate race of the mainland in body and bill size, and minor plumage details.
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*''I. n. curasoensis''
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*''I. n. nigrogularis'':
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*''I. n. helioeides''
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:*Coastal northern [[Colombia]] to [[Venezuela]], the [[Guianas]] and northern [[Brazil]]
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*''I. n. trinitatis''
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*''I. n. curasoensis'';
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:*[[Netherlands Antilles]] (Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire)
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*''I. n. helioeides'':
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:*Isla Margarita (off northern Venezuela)
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*''I. n. trinitatis'':
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:*Nort-eastern Venezuela (eastern Paria Peninsula); [[Trinidad]] and Monos Island
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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The Yellow Oriole is a bird of open woodland, scrub and gardens.<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>
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Dry and semi-arid open woodland, scrub and gardens.
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Nesting: Its nest is a 40 cm long hanging basket, suspended from the end of a branch. The normal clutch is three pale green or grey eggs.
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====Breeding====
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Diet:This species eats mainly large insects, but will also take nectar and some fruit.
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The nest is a 40 cm long hanging basket, which is suspended from the end of a branch. The normal clutch is three pale green or grey eggs.
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Voice: The song of the Yellow Oriole is a pleasant melodious fluting, with some buzzing. The calls include a cat-like whine, and chattering noises<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>
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====Diet====
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The diet consists mainly of large insects, but will also eat nectar and some fruit.
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====Vocalisation====
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'''Song''': a tuneful fluting, with some buzzing.<br />
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'''Calls''': a cat-like whine, and chattering noises.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Wikipedia
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
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#Wikipedia
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Icterus+nigrogularis}}
 
{{GSearch|Icterus+nigrogularis}}
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Icterus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Icterus]]

Revision as of 22:19, 11 November 2014

Disambiguation: The name Yellow Oriole or Australian Yellow Oriole is sometimes used for Green Oriole

Photo by Steve G
Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, May 2006
Icterus nigrogularis

Identification

20–21 cm
Male

  • Yellow plumage
  • Black wings
  • Black eye mask
  • narrow black throat line
  • Black tail
  • White wing bar

The female is similar but duller
Juvenile has an olive-tinged yellow back, and no black on the face.

Immature
Photo by Jacamar
Glasgow, East Bank Berbice, Guyana, March 2005

Distribution

Northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas and northern Brazil.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are four subspecies[1] of which three are restricted to islands. They differ from the widespread nominate race of the mainland in body and bill size, and minor plumage details.

  • I. n. nigrogularis:
  • I. n. curasoensis;
  • I. n. helioeides:
  • Isla Margarita (off northern Venezuela)
  • I. n. trinitatis:
  • Nort-eastern Venezuela (eastern Paria Peninsula); Trinidad and Monos Island

Habitat

Dry and semi-arid open woodland, scrub and gardens.

Behaviour

Breeding

The nest is a 40 cm long hanging basket, which is suspended from the end of a branch. The normal clutch is three pale green or grey eggs.

Diet

The diet consists mainly of large insects, but will also eat nectar and some fruit.

Vocalisation

Song: a tuneful fluting, with some buzzing.
Calls: a cat-like whine, and chattering noises.

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. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
  3. Wikipedia

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