Birds of Venezuela

    PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae (Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds)  
Genus: Icterus (8 species, 32 worldwide)


Orange-crowned Oriole
Orange-crowned Oriole (Icterus auricapillus)
Puerto Triunfo, Magdalena, Colombia
  Yellow in front with black chest and orange head.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Orioles mostly eat fruit.

Epaulet Oriole
Epaulet Oriole (Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus)
InĂ­rida, GuainĂ­a, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Variable Oriole, but note yellow shoulder patch.

Yellow-backed Oriole
Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater giraudii)
ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia  
   
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Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Male
Rondeau Provincial Park, Canada  
   
Photograph by Mdf (Wikipedia)     Copyright and usage info

Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Male Immature
Costa Rica
  Female is variable in plumage (HBW) and this could be an immature male or female. The female may be yellower than the male.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant.

Venezuelan Troupial
Venezuelan Troupial (Icterus icterus)
Zoo, Cali, Colombia  
   
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National bird of Venezuela.

Yellow-tailed Oriole
Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas)
ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia
  Only inside of the tail is yellow.
   
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.

Orchard Oriole
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) Male
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA  
   
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Orchard Oriole
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) Female
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States  
   
Photograph by Kelly Colgan Azar     Copyright and usage info

Northern migrant.


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