Jamaican oriole
| Jamaican oriole | |
|---|---|
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| At Green Castle Estate, Jamaica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Icterus |
| Species: | I. leucopteryx |
| Binomial name | |
| Icterus leucopteryx (Wagler, 1827) | |
Juvenile on San Andrés, Archipelago of San Andrés, Colombia
The Jamaican oriole (Icterus leucopteryx) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Jamaica and on the Colombian island of San Andrés. It formerly occurred on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands but is now extinct there.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Icterus leucopteryx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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