Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
English (US) Variable Oriole
The Variable Oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus) 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 pyrrhopterus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Variable Oriole
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Icterus pyrrhopterus periporphyrus
- Icterus pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus
- Icterus pyrrhopterus tibialis
- Icterus pyrrhopterus valenciobuenoi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Agelaius pyrrhopterus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
- Type locality
- Paraguay.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 34 p.543
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Orange-backed Troupial
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Orange Oriole
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