Epaulet Oriole

Taxobox
name = Epaulet Oriole


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Icteridae
genus = "Icterus"
species = "I. cayanensis"
binomial = "Icterus cayanensis"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1766)
synonyms = "Icterus chrysocephalus" (Linnaeus, 1766)

The Epaulet Oriole ("Icterus cayanensis") is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. The Moriche Oriole, formerly considered a distinct species ("I. chrysocephalus") is now placed herein as a subspecies.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

* BirdLife International 2006. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/54116/all Icterus cayanensis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 26 July 2007.