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Audubon's Oriole
Icterus graduacauda
23 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Leonardo Guzman Hernandez (XC406544). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Scott's OrioleIcterus parisorum
Black-cowled OrioleIcterus prosthemelas
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Black-vented OrioleIcterus wagleri
Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus
Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Black-headed SiskinSpinus notatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 33,673 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 33,661 |
| Mexico | 771 |
| Nuevo Leon | 309 |
| Oaxaca | 93 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 91 |
| Tamaulipas | 86 |
| Guanajuato | 45 |
| San Luis Potosi | 35 |
| Queretaro de Arteaga | 33 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | New World Blackbirds and Orioles · Icteridae |
| Genus | New World Orioles · Icterus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Audubon's Oriole with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.