Epaulet Oriole
Icterus cayanensis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Epaulet Oriole
The Epaulet Oriole (Icterus cayanensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Icterus cayanensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Epaulet Oriole
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Icterus cayanensis cayanensis
- Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- O[riolus] cayanensis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- 'in Insula S. Thomae [error] , Cayana' [= Cayenne] .
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.163
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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