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Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus

[edit] Identification

22 cm. Long tail, thin decurved bill, black plumage, bright yellow crown, rump, thighs and wing epaulets. The sexes are similar, but the juvenile bird is dark brown rather than black, with duller yellow patches.

[edit] Distribution

Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas, Ecuador, Paraguay and northern Brazil.

[edit] Taxonomy

This was considered a separate species by Sibley & Monroe (1996), but Dickinson (2003) and Clements (2008) consider it a subspecies of the Epaulet Oriole.

[edit] Habitat

Swamp forests or savanna.

[edit] Behaviour

Its nest is a long hanging basket of grass and other plant fibres, suspended from the end of a branch. 2 dark-spotted pale blue or white eggs are laid.

Diet includes insects, but also nectar and some fruit.

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