[order] Passeriformes | [family] Icteridae | [latin] Icterus nigrogularis | [UK] Yellow Oriole | [FR] Oriole jaune | [DE] Orangebrusttrupial | [ES] Turpial Gonzalito | [IT] Oriolo giallo | [NL] Gele Troepiaal
Subspecies
| Genus | Species | subspecies | Breeding Range | Breeding Range 2 | Non Breeding Range |
| Icterus | nigrogularis | SA | n | ||
| Icterus | nigrogularis | curasoensis | |||
| Icterus | nigrogularis | helioeides | |||
| Icterus | nigrogularis | nigrogularis | |||
| Icterus | nigrogularis | trinitatis |
Physical charateristics
Overall yellow with the adult male having a black eye mask, thin black throat line, black tail and black wings with a white wing bar and some white feather edging.
Listen to the sound of Yellow Oriole
[audio:http://www.aviflevoland.nl/sounddb/Y/Yellow Oriole.mp3]
Copyright remark: Most sounds derived from xeno-canto
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| size min.: | 20 | cm | size max.: | 21 | cm |
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| broods: | 1 | eggs min.: | 3 | ||
| eggs max.: | 4 |
Range
Yellow Oriole breeds in northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas and parts of northern Brazil, (northern Roraima state, and eastern Amapa).
Habitat
Yellow Oriole is a bird of open woodland, scrub and gardens
Reproduction
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.
Feeding habits
This species eats mainly large insects, but will also take nectar and some fruit.
Conservation
This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 1,400,000 km