Yellow-backed Oriole
Icterus chrysater(Lesson, RP, 1844)
English (US) Yellow-backed Oriole
The Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater) 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 chrysater
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-backed Oriole
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Icterus chrysater chrysater
- Icterus chrysater mayensis
- Icterus chrysater giraudii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Xanthornus chrysater
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1844)
- Type locality
- Mexico.
- Original description
- L'Écho du Monde Savant (2), 11 no.9 col.204
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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