Yellow-tailed Oriole
Icterus mesomelas(Wagler, JG, 1829)
English (US) Yellow-tailed Oriole
The Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas) 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 mesomelas
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-tailed Oriole
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Icterus mesomelas mesomelas
- Icterus mesomelas salvinii
- Icterus mesomelas carrikeri
- Icterus mesomelas taczanowskii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ps[arocolius] mesomelas
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1829)
- Type locality
- Mexico; type from Chalcaltianges, Veracruz, fide Stresemann, 1954, Condor, 56, p. 90.
- Original description
- Isis von Oken 22 col.755
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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