Icteridae

Icterus mesomelas Photo by Bill Lynch (Neotropical Birds) Common name: yellow-tailed oriole (en); corrupião-de-cauda-amarela (pt); oriole à queue jaune (fr); turpial de cola amarilla (es); gelbschwanztrupial (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Icteridae Range: These birds are found from southern Mexico down to western Peru and north-western Venezuela. Size: Yellow-tailed orioles are 20-24 cm long and…

Icterus bullockii Photo by Kevin Cole (Encyclopedia of Life) Common name: Bullock’s oriole (en); corrupião-de-Bullock (pt); oriole de Bullock (fr); bolsero calandria (es); Bullock trupial (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Icteridae Range: This American species breeds in western North America, from British Columbia, in Canada, down to northern Mexico. They migrate south to winter from…

Agelaius tricolor (Photo from Animal Photo Album) Common name: tricoloured blackbird (en); iratauá-tricolor (pt): carouge de Californie (fr); turpial capitán (es); dreifarbenstärling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Icteridae Range: This species is found along the Pacific coast of North America, from southern Oregon to California and Nevada, in the United States, and into Baja California…

Molothrus ater Common name: brown-headed cowbird (en); vira-bosta-de-cabeça-castanha (pt); vacher à tête brune (fr); tordo cabecicafé (es); braunkopf-kuhstärling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Icteridae Range: This North American species is found in western and southern Canada, throughout the United States and in Mexico. The northern populations are migratory, moving south to Mexico in winter. Size:…