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Variable Oriole

Icterus pyrrhopterus

Photo by LeonardoMB
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Field Notes

Description:

It are always in the middle of the vegetation canopy or edges, looking invertebrates, fruits and flowers. Sucks nectar from flowers, opening it or sticking his beak in the flower

Habitat:

Pastures, forests, woodlands, savanna, rainforest.
I found this specimen in my grandfather's house. A mountainous region of transition between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.

Reference Links:

encontro (Icterus pyrrhopterus) | WikiAves - A Enciclopédia das Aves do Brasil

Species ID Suggestions

Variable Oriole

Icterus pyrrhopterus

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