Montserrat Oriole

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Montserrat Oriole
Conservation status
Critically endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae Genus: Icterus Species: I. oberi
Binomial name
Icterus oberi Lawrence, 1880

The Montserrat Oriole, Icterus oberi, is a medium-sized black-and-yellow icterid (the same family as many blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles, and others, including the New World orioles).

It inhabits a small area on the island of Montserrat in the Lesser Antilles. It has been classified by BirdLife International as critically endangered, with a current estimated population of between 200 and 800. Much of its habitat was destroyed by volcanic activity between 1995 and 1997.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2006). Icterus oberi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 25 November 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern