Streak-backed oriole
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I. pustulatus
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The streak-backed oriole (Icterus pustulatus) is a medium-sized species of passerine bird from the icterid family (the same family as many blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles, and others, including the New World orioles). It is native to Central America and Mexico and is an occasional visitor to the United States.[1]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and an occasional visitor to the Southwestern United States.[1]
Its natural habitat consists of woodland, savanna, grassland and shrubland. It prefers open arid woodland, typically with a strong presence of mimosa.[2]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are currently recognized:[3]
- Icterus pustulatus alticola W. Miller & Griscom, 1925
- Icterus pustulatus dickermani A. R. Phillips, 1995
- Icterus pustulatus graysonii Cassin, 1867
- Icterus pustulatus interior A. R. Phillips, 1995
- Icterus pustulatus maximus Griscom, 1930
- Icterus pustulatus microstictus Griscom, 1934
- Icterus pustulatus pustulatus (Wagler, 1829)
- Icterus pustulatus pustuloides Van Rossem, 1927
- Icterus pustulatus sclateri Cassin, 1867
- Icterus pustulatus yaegeri A. R. Phillips, 1995
References
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- Streak-backed oriole videos - Internet Bird Collection
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