Spot-breasted oriole
| Spot-breasted oriole | |
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| Icterus pectoralis espinachi, Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Icterus |
| Species: | I. pectoralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Icterus pectoralis (Wagler, 1829)
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The spot-breasted oriole (Icterus pectoralis) is a species of
Icteridae
.
It is a mid-sized songbird and generally typical
It is native to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
The spot-breasted oriole ranges only on the Pacific side of Central America. An introduced breeding population also exists on the Atlantic coast of southern Florida. The population is considered to be established enough to be "countable" for birdwatchers by the ABA.[2]
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I. p. pectoralis, Honduras -
I. p. pectoralis, Honduras
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References
- . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Spot-breasted Oriole Life History, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology".
- ISBN 978-0849342585.
- ISBN 978-0713643336
Further reading
- Skutch, Alexander F. (1954). "Spotted-breasted oriole" (PDF). Life Histories of Central American Birds. Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 31. Berkeley, California: Cooper Ornithological Society. pp. 274–275.
External links
- Stamps[usurped] for El Salvador and Nicaragua
- Spot-breasted oriole photo gallery - VIREO