Scott's oriole
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Icterus |
| Species: | I. parisorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Icterus parisorum Bonaparte, 1838
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The Scott's oriole (Icterus parisorum) is a medium-sized icterid (the same family as many blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles, and others, including the New World orioles).
It is primarily found in the Southwestern United States and south to Baja California Sur and central Mexico. It is very common from Sacramento and south in California.
This bird was named by American soldier and naturalist Darius N. Couch in honor of General Winfield Scott. Although it was later discovered that it had previously been described by Bonaparte, the common name was retained. Birder Steve Hampton has proposed calling this species the yucca oriole for its preferred habitat due to the negative connotations of its honorific.[2]
Description
Measurements:[3]
- Length: 9.1 in (23 cm)
- Weight: 1.1-1.4 oz (32-41 g)
- Wingspan: 12.6 in (32 cm)
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Icterus parisorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22724160A136740437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22724160A136740437.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "What's In a Bird Name?". The Audubon. July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Scott's Oriole Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology". www.allaboutbirds.org. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
Further reading
Book
- Flood, N. J. 2002. Scott’s Oriole (Icterus parisorum). In The Birds of North America, No. 608 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
External links
- Scott's oriole photo gallery - VIREOError: "Q1305283" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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- Icterus (genus)
- Native birds of the Southwestern United States
- Birds of the Rio Grande valleys
- Birds of Mexico
- Birds described in 1838
- Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte