New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)
Jamaican Oriole (Icterus leucopteryx) - HBW 16, p. 764
French: Oriole de Jamaïque
German: Jamaikatrupial
Spanish: Turpial Jamaicano
Taxonomy: Ps.[arocolius] Leucopteryx Wagler, 1827, Jamaica.
Appears not closely related to other Caribbean members of genus. Race bairdi of Cayman Is apparently extinct. Two extant subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- leucopteryx (Wagler, 1827) - Jamaica.
- lawrencii Cory, 1887 - San Andrés I (E of Nicaragua).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Eating a banana. Locality Rocklands Bird Sanctuary, Anchovy, Cornwall County, Jamaica (ssp leucopteryx)
Ken Simonite 8 January 2012 1 year ago 12 sec 4.3
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Feeding on a banana.
Locality Rocklands Bird Sanctuary, Anchovy, Cornwall County, Jamaica (ssp leucopteryx)
Ken Simonite 8 January 2012 1 year ago 4.2 -
An adult bird at a feeder.
Locality Rocklands Bird Sanctuary, Anchovy, Cornwall County, Jamaica (ssp leucopteryx)
Ken Havard 8 March 2012 1 year ago 4 -
Lateral view of adult bird foraging on a pole
Locality Port Antonio, Surrey County, Jamaica (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 29 January 2011 2 years ago 3.9 -
At a banana feeder.
Locality Rocklands Bird Sanctuary, Anchovy, Cornwall County, Jamaica (ssp leucopteryx)
Ken Simonite 8 January 2012 1 year ago 3.6 -
Lateral view of perched bird in shade
Locality Port Antonio, Surrey County, Jamaica (Monotypic species)
John Hopkins 29 January 2011 2 years ago 3.3 -
Ventral view of perched bird
Locality Port Antonio, Surrey County, Jamaica (Monotypic species)
John Hopkins 29 January 2011 2 years ago 3.2
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