Yellow oriole
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Icterus nigrogularis

The yellow oriole (Icterus nigrogularis ) is a passerine bird in the family Icteridae. It should not be confused with the green oriole, sometimes alternatively called the Australasian yellow oriole (Oriolus flavocinctus ), which is an Old World oriole.

Appearance

This bird is 20–21 cm long, and weighs 38 g, 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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The female is similar, but slightly duller, and the juvenile bird has an olive-tinged yellow back, and lacks black on the face.

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Distribution

Geography

The yellow oriole is also called the plantain and small corn bird, and in Venezuela it is known as gonzalito. It breeds in northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas, and parts of northern Brazil, (northern Roraima state, and eastern Amapá). The yellow oriole is a bird of open woodland, scrub, and gardens.

Yellow oriole habitat map
Yellow oriole habitat map
Yellow oriole
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Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

The species eats mainly large insects, but also consumes nectar and some fruit (such as berries, cherries, mangoes and bananas).

Mating Habits

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.

Population

References

1. Yellow oriole Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_oriole
2. Yellow oriole on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22724087/132026033
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/693630

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