Orange oriole

The orange oriole (Icterus auratus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in the Yucatán Peninsula and far northern Belize. The male has a bright orange hood and a black bib. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Orange oriole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Icterus
Species:
I. auratus
Binomial name
Icterus auratus
Bonaparte, 1850

References

  1. BirdLife International (2020). "Icterus auratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22724093A138286925. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22724093A138286925.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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