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Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda Bolsero de Audubon
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Photo: S. Bentsen
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Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda Bolsero de Audubon
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Photo: S. Bentsen
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A yellow oriole with a black head, wings and tail. Length: 19-24 cm.; weight: 31-52 g. Audio (G. Lasley). Native to Central America, this bird has been reported rarely in the wild Puerto Rico. In fact, since this species is also kept as a cage bird, the observations in the wild may be due to recently escaped individuals rather than birds born in the wild (Ramey, 12 June 1995). TAXONOMY: PASSERIFORMES; ICTERIDAE. Formerly called the Black-headed Oriole. |
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Photo: S. Bentsen
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Photo: S. Bentsen
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Nesting habitat (Texas)
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References Bent, A.C. 1958. Life histories of North American blackbirds, orioles, tanagers, and allies. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 211. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1965). Bunkley-Williams, L. and E.H. Williams. 1996. Observations of an Audubon's Oriole (Icterus graduacauda) in Puerto Rico, the first record for the Caribbean. El Pitirre 9(2):2. Flood, N. J., J. D. Rising, and T. Brush. 2002. Audubon's Oriole (Icterus graduacauda). In The Birds of North America, No. 691 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Howell, S.N.G. and S. Webb. 1995. A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford Univ Press. Jaramillo A. and P. Burke. 1999. New World Blackbirds: The Icterids. Princeton Univ Press. Orians, G. 1985. Blackbirds of the Americas. Univ. of Washington Press, Seattle, WA. Woods, P. 1999. Delayed plumage maturation in orioles. Birding 31(5):416-420. Audubon's Oriole, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |