Spot-breasted oriole
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The spot-breasted oriole (Icterus pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.
It is a mid-sized songbird and generally typical oriole. It is bright orange overall with a black bib and black spotting on the sides of the breast. The sexes are similar looking generally but females and juveniles are olive-green on the back and tail, dusky wings, and little or no black on face, throat, or breast.[1] Adults measure Script error: No such module "convert". in length. Males weigh around Script error: No such module "convert". on average, while females weigh Script error: No such module "convert"..[1][2] The wing bone measures Script error: No such module "convert"., the tail measures Script error: No such module "convert"., the culmen measures Script error: No such module "convert". and the tarsus measures Script error: No such module "convert"..[3]
It is native to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
The spot-breasted oriole ranges only on the Pacific side of Central America. An introduced breeding population also exists on the Atlantic coast of southern Florida. The population is considered to be established enough to be "countable" for birdwatchers by the ABA.[1]
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I. p. pectoralis, Honduras
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I. p. pectoralis, Honduras
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References
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- ↑ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), Template:ISBN.
- ↑ New World Blackbirds: The Icterids by Alvaro Jaramillo & Peter Burke. Christopher Helm Publishing (1999), Template:ISBN
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Further reading
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External links
- StampsTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". for El Salvador and Nicaragua
- Spot-breasted oriole photo gallery - VIREO