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Streak-backed Oriole

A species of New world orioles
Scientific name : Icterus pustulatus Genus : New world orioles

Streak-backed Oriole, A species of New world orioles
Botanical name: Icterus pustulatus
Genus: New world orioles
Streak-backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus) Photo By Ron Knight , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

The streak-backed oriole (Icterus pustulatus) is a medium-sized species of passerine bird from the icterid family (the same family as many blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles, and others, including the New World orioles). It is native to Central America and Mexico and is an occasional visitor to the United States.
Size
19-23 cm (7.5-9 in)
Feeding Habits
Streak-backed Oriole consumes a varied diet including insects, arthropods, nectar, and fruits. It employs active foraging techniques, often hunting for prey or seeking out ripe fruits. Unique adaptations allow streak-backed Oriole to exploit different food resources efficiently.
Habitat
Streak-backed Oriole is typically found in the canopy and edges of deciduous forests, as well as in diverse environments, including swamps with palo verde shrubs, thorny woodlands and scrubs, savannas, and vegetated areas in roadsides and villages. The species inhabits a range of altitudes from lowlands up to about 500 meters, although certain races can be found at higher altitudes, locally reaching up to 2000 meters, especially in mountainous regions. In drier woodlands, streak-backed Oriole can occur at elevations of 800–1000 meters and sometimes in adjacent lowlands.
Dite type
Insectivorous

General Info

Feeding Habits

Bird Feeder Type
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Distribution Area

It is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and an occasional visitor to the Southwestern United States. Its natural habitat consists of woodland, savanna, grassland and shrubland. It prefers open arid woodland, typically with a strong presence of mimosa.

Species Status

Not globally threatened.
Streak-backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus) Streak-backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus) Photo By Ron Knight , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
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