New World Blackbirds (Icteridae)
Variable Oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus) - HBW 16, p. 774
French: Oriole variable
German: Feuerflügeltrupial
Spanish: Turpial Variable
Other common names: Yellow-shouldered Oriole
Taxonomy: Agelaius pyrrhopterus Vieillot, 1819, Paraguay.
Often treated as conspecific with I. chrysocephalus and/or I. cayanensis. Differs from latter in size and bill shape, broader habitat selection and more active behaviour; the two apparently occur sympatrically in a small area in Beni (Bolivia) without interbreeding. Races intergrade; valenciobuenoi a variable form, connecting tibialis and nominate race, and sometimes subsumed in one or the other of these (a few individuals with characters of valenciobuenoi can be found in nominate populations, e.g. in NE Argentina). Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tibialis Swainson, 1838 - E Brazil from Maranhão and Ceará S to Río de Janeiro.
- periporphyrus (Bonaparte, 1850) - EC Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba and N Santa Cruz) and adjacent SC Brazil (Mato Grosso).
- valenciobuenoi H. von Ihering, 1902 - SE Brazil (Goias, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina).
- pyrrhopterus (Vieillot, 1819) - SE Bolivia (S Santa Cruz S to Tarija), Paraguay, S Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul and Rio Grande do Sul), N & NE Argentina (S to San Juan, San Luis, La Pampa and Buenos Aires) and Uruguay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird hopping on a water hose Locality Parque das Aves, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 10 May 2005 7 years ago 33 sec 4.2 -
A bird preening on a roof Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp periporphyrus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 5 years ago 16 sec 4.2 -
Bird perched on a branch, in the forest. Locality Matilde, Santa Fe Province, Argentina (ssp pyrrhopterus)
Martin Manassero 10 September 2011 1 year ago 16 sec 4 -
A bird on an inflorescence, then flying away. Locality Icapuí, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp tibialis)
Josep del Hoyo 1 October 2008 3 years ago 32 sec 4 -
A bird looking around in a bush Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp periporphyrus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 5 years ago 12 sec 3.8 -
A bird preening, calling once and flying away Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp periporphyrus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 5 years ago 13 sec 3.7 -
A bird jumping from a low branch to an upper one and flying away Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp periporphyrus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 5 years ago 27 sec 3.7 -
An individual moving from one bush to another Locality Emas National Park, Goiás State, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 11 January 2005 5 years ago 16 sec 3.5 -
A bird at the top of a branch, calling once, then flying away. Locality Icapuí, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp tibialis)
Josep del Hoyo 1 October 2008 3 years ago 34 sec 3.3
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