Orange-backed Troupial
Icterus croconotus(Wagler, JG, 1829)
English (US) Orange-backed Troupial
The Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus) 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 croconotus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Orange-backed Troupial
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Icterus croconotus croconotus
- Icterus croconotus strictifrons
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ps[arocolius] croconotus
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1829)
- Type locality
- Rio Tapajoz, Para, Brazil designated by Hellmayr, 1937, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 10, p. 141.
- Original description
- Isis von Oken 22 col.757
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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