Tag: Icterus galbula

RECENT SPECIATION BETWEEN THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE ANDTHE BLACK-BACKED ORIOLE

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Science Article 1 abstract A recent phylogenetic survey of the New World orioles (genus Icterus; Omland et al. 1999) suggested that the Baltimore Oriole (I. galbula) and the Black-backed Oriole (I. abeillei) are sister taxa. That survey examined mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from a single representative of each species in the genus. […]

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Icteridae | [latin] Icterus galbula | [UK] Baltimore Oriole | [FR] Oriole orange | [DE] Baltimoretrupial | [ES] Bolsero de Baltimore | [NL] Baltimore-troepiaal Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Approaches size of Starling with rather similar bill and head shape but much longer body and rather long, slightly rounded tail. Colourful, […]