Venezuelan Troupial
Icterus icterus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Venezuelan Troupial
The Venezuelan Troupial (Icterus icterus) 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 icterus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Venezuelan Troupial
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Icterus icterus icterus
- Icterus icterus ridgwayi
- Icterus icterus metae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- O[riolus] icterus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- 'in America calidiore'; Cayenne (ex Brisson) accepted by Berlepsch and Hartert, 1909, Novit. Zool., 9, p. 32. Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela suggested by Phelps and Phelps, 1958, Bol. Soc. Venezolana Cienc. Nat., 12 (75), p. 305.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.161
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Epaulet Oriole
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Variable Oriole
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Icterus jamacaii
Orange-backed Troupial
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Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus
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Icterus bullockiorum
Orange Oriole
Icterus auratus
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