Black-cowled Oriole
Icterus prosthemelas(Strickland, HE, 1850)
English (US) Black-cowled Oriole
The Black-cowled Oriole (Icterus prosthemelas) 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 prosthemelas
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-cowled Oriole
- Described by
- (Strickland, HE, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Icterus prosthemelas prosthemelas
- Icterus prosthemelas praecox
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Xanthornus prosthemelas
- Described by
- (Strickland, HE, 1850)
- Type locality
- Guatemala.
- Original description
- Contributions to ornithology p.120 pl.62
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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