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Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis
24 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.
Easily confused with
Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatus
Orange OrioleIcterus auratus
Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralis
Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockii
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelas
Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 103,523 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 4,667 |
| Texas | 3,387 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 1,073 |
| Quintana Roo | 890 |
| Yucatan | 723 |
| Oaxaca | 502 |
| Tamaulipas | 394 |
| Chiapas | 351 |
| San Luis Potosi | 185 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Pendulous nestingListed by a harvested source as building pendulous nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- 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 Altamira Oriole with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.