Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis)

Other Scientific Names
Icterus dominicensis [BirdLife International (2004, 2008)], Icterus dominicensis [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Icterus dominicensis [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Puerto Rican Oriole, Greater Antillean Oriole

Family
Icteridae (New World Blackbirds)

Size
20 - 22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bryant, 1866)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest, subtropical and tropical dry forest and shrubland. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Puerto Rico.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis) [XC33681]
by Jesse Fagan from Hacienda Juanita's, W of Maricao, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (call, song)

Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus) [XC32058]
by Daniel Lane from Cambelache Forest, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Icterus dominicensis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Hispaniolan Oriole (Icterus dominicensis) and Black-cowled Oriole (Icterus prosthemelas) following AOU (2000), and Hispaniolan Oriole (Icterus dominicensis), Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi), Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis) and Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis) following AOU (2010).

Often treated as conspecific with Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi), Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis) and Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis), but molecular-genetic data indicate that they are better treated as separate species. Mitochondrial DNA indicates that present species is closely related to Martinique Oriole (Icterus bonana), St Lucia Oriole (Icterus laudabilis) and Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi).

References
See References.

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