Orange-backed troupial | |
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I. croconotus in the Pantanal | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Icteridae |
Genus: | Icterus |
Species: | I. croconotus |
Binomial name | |
Icterus croconotus (Wagler, 1829) |
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Range of I. croconotus. |
The orange-backed troupial (Icterus croconotus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.
It is found in Guyana, Brazil, Paraguay, and eastern Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru. It is closely related to the Venezuelan troupial and Campo troupial, and at one time, all three were considered to be the same species.