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The western oriole (Oriolus brachyrynchus), or western black-headed oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae that is native to Africa. The adult upperparts are yellow-olive, and the underparts are yellow in colour.
Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii) is a small New World blackbird. At one time, this species and the Baltimore oriole were considered to be a single species, the northern oriole . This bird is named after William Bullock , an English amateur naturalist .
The type species is, by tautonomy, Oriolus galbula Linnaeus, 1766. This is a junior synonym of Coracias oriolus Linnaeus, 1758, the Eurasian golden oriole . [ 3 ] In 1760, French ornithologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in his Ornithologie used Oriolus as a subdivision of the genus Turdus , [ 4 ] but the International Commission on Zoological ...
The plumage of most species is bright and showy, although the females often have duller plumage than the males do. The plumage of many Australasian orioles mimics that of friarbirds (a genus of large honeyeaters ), probably to reduce aggression against the smaller orioles.
Though the black-cowled oriole looks similar to the black-vented oriole, the two species are allopatric and live in different habitats; the black-vented oriole is found in dry highlands. [13] [19] The black-vented oriole is larger, bulkier, and longer-tailed, with a black crissum, an orangey-yellow belly, and a longer, straighter beak.
Yellow-backed oriole: Icterus chrysater (Lesson, RP, 1844) 34 Audubon's oriole: Icterus graduacauda Lesson, RP, 1839: 35 Jamaican oriole: Icterus leucopteryx (Wagler, 1827) 36 Orange oriole: Icterus auratus Bonaparte, 1850: 37 Altamira oriole: Icterus gularis (Wagler, 1829) 38 Yellow oriole: Icterus nigrogularis (Hahn, 1819) 39 Bullock's oriole
Orioles have always been a bird watching favorite, even before the species became a household name thanks to America's pastime. The Baltimore Oriole is known for its striking orange plumage ...
The western meadowlark is Oregon's state bird.. This list of Oregon birds lists wild bird species found in the U.S. state of Oregon and accepted by the Oregon Bird Records Committee (OBRC). [1]