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Icterus jamacaii

Photo by Ciro Albano
Location: Chapada Diamantina, NE Brazil.

[edit] Identification

Black crown, face, throat, upper chest, wings, orange back, nape, underparts, greater coverts, white secondaries, blue skin round the eyes, long black tail.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to eastern Brazil. It has recently been shown to have an area of range overlap with Orange-backed Troupial.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹. Originally considered a subspecies of the Venezuelan Troupial (Icterus icterus).

[edit] Habitat

Caatinga, savanna and woodlands, but also sometimes found in urban areas.

[edit] Behaviour

In Troupials, both sexes sing, sometimes in for form of duetting.

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
2. SACC proposal (passed) for splitting the Troupials into three species

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