New World Orioles
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Scientific name | Icterus |
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Family | Icteridae |
Higher classification | Icterids |
Mass | Orchard oriole |
Hooded oriole | |
Length | Orchard oriole |
Bullock's oriole | |
Did you know | The Venezuelan troupial (Icterus icterus) is the national bird of Venezuela and one of about 25 or so species of New World orioles. |
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ID | 1229688 |
About New World Orioles
New World orioles are a group of birds in the genus Icterus of the blackbird family. Unrelated to Old World orioles of the family Oriolidae, they are strikingly similar in size, diet, behavior, and strongly contrasting plumage, a good example of convergent evolution.