New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)

St Lucia Oriole (Icterus laudabilis) - HBW 16, p. 772

French: Oriole de Sainte-Lucie German: Santa-Lucia-Trupial Spanish: Turpial de Santa Lucía

Taxonomy: Icterus laudabilis P. L. Sclater, 1871, St Lucia.
Formerly considered conspecific with I. oberi. Relationships uncertain; analysis of mitochondrial DNA indicates that it is not closest relative of I. bonana, although the two are separated geographically by only 27 km. Monotypic.

Distribution: St Lucia, in C Lesser Antilles.