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Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Bolsero Casta±o
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Female, Culebra, 1 November 2003 - Photo: F. S.
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Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Bolsero Casta±o
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Female, Culebra, 1 November 2003 - Photo: F. S.
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A black head and chestnut belly distinguish the male. The female is yellow with two white wingbars on the gray wing. Length: 15-18 cm.; weight 16-26 g. Audio (M. Oberle). Breeds in the eastern USA and northeastern Mexico. Winters from southern Mexico to Venezuela. Accidental in Puerto Rico (Culebra, 13 September 2003 until 4 January 2004). TAXONOMY: PASSERIFORMES; ICTERIDAE. |
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Adult, male - Photo: B. Hallett
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Female, Culebra, 1 November 2003 - Photo: F. S.
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References Jaramillo A. and P. Burke. 1999. New World Blackbirds: The Icterids. Princeton Univ Press. Scharf, W. C. and J. Kren. 1996. Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius). No. 255 in The birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, PA, and Am. Ornithol. Union, Washington, D.C. Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |
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