Birds of Guyana

○   ←   PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae (Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds)   →
Genus: Icterus (3 species, 32 worldwide)


Epaulet Oriole
Epaulet Oriole (Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus)
Inírida, Guainía, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Compare to Variable Oriole, but note yellow shoulder patch.

Orange-backed Troupial
Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus croconotus)
Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow Oriole
Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis nigrogularis)
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
  More yellow on face than Yellow-backed Oriole, and note white on wings. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Found at sea level, and common in arid scrub as well as farmland.

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