Cuban Oriole
Icterus melanopsis(Wagler, JG, 1829)
English (US) Cuban Oriole
The Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis) 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.
Range: Cuba including Isla de la JuventudRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Icterus melanopsis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cuban Oriole
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ps[arocolius] melanopsis
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1829)
- Type locality
- near Havana, Cuba. Preoccupied by /. virescens Daudin, 1800.
- Original description
- Isis von Oken 22 col.759
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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