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Epaulet or Moriche Oriole

Icterus [cayanensis or chrysocephalus] (= Icterus cayanensis) (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The epaulet oriole is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. The moriche oriole, formerly considered a distinct species is now placed herein as a subspecies. The variable oriole,, was formerly considered conspecific, but has recently been split by the SACC. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Icteridae
Genus:
   Icterus
Scientific:
  Icterus cayanensis


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  O[riolus] cayanensis

Type locality:
  'in Insula S. Thomae [error] , Cayana' [= Cayenne] .

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/167/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1A71A99718CF26DC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1A71A997

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1A71A997


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560569

Geographic range:

  • Icterus chrysocephalus: eastern Colombia to Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas, northern Brazil, and northeastern Peru
  • Icterus [cayanensis or chrysocephalus]: tropical rainforest and edge in the Amazon River and Rio Orinoco basins, from Trinidad and northeastern Venezuela southwards across eastern Venezuela and the Guianas, Amazonian Colombia to Peru, eastern Bolivia, and northern Paraguay
  • Icterus cayanensis: Suriname to French Guiana, Amazonian Brazil, eastern Peru, and north-central Bolivia (La Paz and Beni)
English:
Epaulet or Moriche Oriole
French:
Oriole à épaulettes ou O. des moriches


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Epaulet or Moriche Oriole ( Icterus [cayanensis or chrysocephalus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Avilist 2025:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Icterus [cayanensis, chrysocephalus or pyrrhopterus]

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Other synonyms

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Bulgarian: Амазонска авлига
Catalan: turpial de xarretera groga
Czech: trupiál žlutoramenný, Vlhovec Bonapartuv
Danish: Epaulet-trupial
German: Epauletten Trupial, Epaulettentrupial
English: Epaulet or Moriche Oriole, Epaulet Oriole, Epaulette Oriole
English (Avilist): Epaulet Oriole
English, HBW: Moriche/Epaulet Oriole
English (IOC): Epaulet Oriole
English (United States): Epaulet Oriole
Esperanto: Flavaŝultra iktero, flavŝultra iktero
Spanish: Boyerín, Boyeriti, Boyerito, Boyerito Común, Tordo Cobijas Canela, Turpial Boyerito, Turpial de Charretera, Turpial Negro
Spanish (Argentine): Boyerito, Boyerito Común
Spanish (Colombia): Turpial de moriche, Turpial Negro
Spanish (Ecuador): Bolsero Hombriamarillo
Spanish (Spain): Turpial Boyerito
Spanish (HBW): Epaulet Oriole
Spanish (Peru): Bolsero de Hombro Pintado
Spanish (Paraguay): Boyeriti
Spanish (Uruguay): Boyerín, Tordo Cobijas Canela
Spanish (Venezuela): Moriche, Tordo de Alas Canela
Estonian: pagunturpial
Finnish: Epolettiturpiaali
French: Oriole à épaulettes, Oriole à épaulettes ou O. des moriches, Oriole cayenne, Oriole de Cayenne
French (Guyane): Oriole à épaulettes ou moriche
Guarani: Güirá-hü, Guyraûmi, Pacohá, Sörochi
Croatian: žutorameni vranjak
Italian: Oriolo della Cayenna, Oriolo graduato
Japanese (romaji): akakatamukudorimodoki, kiboushikuromukudorimodoki
Japanese: アカカタムクドリモドキ, キボウシクロムクドリモドキ
Scientific: Icterus [cayanensis or chrysocephalus], Icterus cayanensis, Icterus cayanensis cayanensis, Oriolus cayanensis
Lithuanian: Kajeninis spalvingasis trupialas
Dutch: Roodboegtroepiaal
Norwegian Nynorsk: Epålettrupial
Norwegian: Epålettrupial
Wayampi: Pikuwa
Polish: kacyk epoletowy
Portuguese: dragona, Encontro, Encontro-de-ouro, gorrixo, inhapim, Inhapim o encontro, nhapim, pêga, primavera, rouxinol, rouxinol-de-encontro-amarelo, soldado, soldado-de-bico-preto, xexéu-de-banana, xexéu-de-bananeira
Portuguese (Brazil): dragona, Encontro, encontro-de-ouro, gorrixo, inhapim, inhapim/rouxinol-do-rio-negro, nhapim, pêga, primavera, rouxinol, rouxinol-de-encontro-amarelo, soldado, soldado-de-bico-preto, xexéu-de-banana, xexéu-de-bananeira
Portuguese (Portugal): Corrupião-d'ombros-amarelos
Russian: Кайенский цветной трупиал, Эполетовый трупиал
Slovak: trupiál náplecníkový
Serbian: Američka vuga sa epoletama
Sranan: Kaduri
Swedish: Epålettrupial, större epålettrupial
Turkish: Apoletli turpiyal
Ukrainian: Трупіал жовтоплечий
Chinese: 黄肩黑拟鹂
Chinese (Traditional): 黃肩黑色擬黃鸝

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