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Variable Oriole
Icterus pyrrhopterus (Vieillot, 1819)
Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
Variable Oriole, Icterus pyrrhopterus, is a passerine of South America, breeding in eastern and south-eastern parts of the continent and ranging through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina, with records also from Chile. It belongs to the Icteridae family. The bird is notable for its variable shoulder pattern, which differs between subspecies. The nominate form is almost wholly black, with a chestnut wing patch, while other races show paler chestnut, tawny, yellow or yellow-and-thigh markings. It has a straight dark bill, dark legs, and a reddish to dark red-brown iris.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: sc
