Variable Oriole Icterus pyrrhopterus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (4)
Text last updated September 10, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Червенокрила авлига |
| Catalan | turpial variable |
| Croatian | kestenjastorameni vranjak |
| Dutch | Vuurvleugeltroepiaal |
| English | Variable Oriole |
| English (AVI) | Variable Oriole |
| English (United States) | Variable Oriole |
| Estonian | õlakturpial |
| Finnish | olkainturpiaali |
| French | Oriole variable |
| French (Canada) | Oriole variable |
| German | Feuerflügeltrupial |
| Japanese | カワリムクドリモドキ |
| Norwegian | plettrupial |
| Polish | kacyk melodyjny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | encontro |
| Russian | Рыжеплечий трупиал |
| Serbian | Raznobojna američka vuga |
| Slovak | trupiál tmavý |
| Spanish | Turpial Variable |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Boyerito |
| Spanish (Chile) | Turpial variable |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Boyerito |
| Spanish (Spain) | Turpial variable |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Boyerín |
| Swedish | mindre epålettrupial |
| Turkish | Kızıl Kanatlı Turpiyal |
| Ukrainian | Трупіал червоноплечий |
Icterus pyrrhopterus (Vieillot, 1819)
Definitions
- ICTERUS
- icterus
- pyrrhoptera / pyrrhopterum / pyrrhopterus
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Introduction
The name Variable Oriole is a new one to many birders, as this was part of the Epaulet Oriole up until recently. Essentially, the darker shouldered versions to the south of the Amazon Basin have been separated from the yellow shouldered types to the north (which in turn sometimes include the Moriche Oriole, depending on the taxonomy used). This oriole’s taxonomy is complex, but in some areas of Bolivia, yellow-shouldered (Epaulet), and chestnut-shouldered (Variable) orioles are found in the same areas without any evidence of hybridization. There is no purer test of species status than that! The Variable Oriole is a species of woodland, open forest, second growth, parks, gardens and urban areas even. Unlike the more northern Epaulet Oriole, it has no particular preference or requirement for palms, particularly Moriche Palm. It is found from sea level to at least 1,500 m in elevation. The widespread southern form, pyrrhopterus, of the Variable Oriole is all black with a chestnut epaulet. It is a small and very thin and long-tailed species. Farther north in Bolivia and western Brazil the epaulet is slightly lighter, tawny in color. In south central Brazil the epaulets become more tawny-yellow, while in eastern Brazil the Variable Oriole has even more yellowish epaulets as well as yellow thighs.
Subspecies
Variable Oriole (Yellow-shouldered) Icterus pyrrhopterus tibialis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Icterus pyrrhopterus tibialis Swainson, 1838
Definitions
- ICTERUS
- icterus
- pyrrhoptera / pyrrhopterum / pyrrhopterus
- tibialis
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Variable Oriole (Chestnut-shouldered) Icterus pyrrhopterus [pyrrhopterus Group]
Distribution
Icterus pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus (Vieillot, 1819)
Definitions
- ICTERUS
- icterus
- pyrrhoptera / pyrrhopterum / pyrrhopterus
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Distribution
Icterus pyrrhopterus valenciobuenoi Ihering, 1902
Definitions
- ICTERUS
- icterus
- pyrrhoptera / pyrrhopterum / pyrrhopterus
- valenciobuenoi
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Distribution
Icterus pyrrhopterus periporphyrus (Bonaparte, 1850)
Definitions
- ICTERUS
- icterus
- pyrrhoptera / pyrrhopterum / pyrrhopterus
- PERIPORPHYRUS
- periporphyrus
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