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Moriche Oriole

Icterus chrysocephalus (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The moriche oriole is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It is unrelated to Old World orioles. It is a breeding resident in the tropics of eastern South America. This bird is noted for its close association with the palm Mauritia flexuosa. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

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

Protonym:
  O.[riolus] chrysocephalus

Type locality:
  America; restricted to Cayenne by Berlepsch and Hartert, 1902, Novit. ZooL, 9, p. 31.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/168/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B9C440103F5543C1

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B9C44010

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B9C44010


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 729834

Geographic range:

  • Icterus chrysocephalus: E Colombia to Venezuela, Guianas, n Brazil and ne Peru; Trinidad
English:
Moriche Oriole
Catalan:
turpial de les canangucha
Czech:
trupiál zlatohlavý
Danish:
Gulnakket Trupial
German:
Goldkappentrupial
Spanish:
Turpial moriche
Finnish:
epolettiturpiaali
French:
Oriole des moriches
Italian:
Oriolo di Moriche
Portuguese:
Corrupiao-do-rio-negro
Portuguese (Brazil):
rouxinol-do-rio-negro
Ukrainian:
Трупіал амазонійський
Chinese:
黄顶拟鹂


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Oriole moriche ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements 1st edition:
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements, version 2021:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements 4th edition:
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition:
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Epaulet Oriole (Moriche) ( Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Moriche Oriole ( Icterus chrysocephalus) [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Icterus [cayanensis or chrysocephalus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: turpial de les canangucha
Czech: trupiál zlatohlavý, Vlhovec zlatohlavý
Danish: Gulnakket Trupial
German: Epaulettentrupial (chrysocephalus), Goldkappentrupial, Goldkappen-Trupial
English: Epaulet Oriole (Moriche), Moriche Oriole
English, HBW: Moriche Oriole
English (IOC): Epaulet Oriole (Moriche)
English (United States): Epaulet Oriole (Moriche)
Esperanto: Moriĉa iktero
Spanish: Oriol de Morete, Turpial Boyerito (chrysocephalus), Turpial Moriche
Spanish (Argentine): Boyerito Común (chrysocephalus)
Spanish (Ecuador): Bolsero Hombriamarillo (chrysocephalus), Oriol de Morete
Spanish (Spain): Turpial Boyerito (chrysocephalus)
Spanish (HBW): Epaulet Oriole (Moriche)
Spanish (Peru): Bolsero de Hombro Pintado (chrysocephalus), Bolsero Moriche
Spanish (Venezuela): Moriche
Estonian: buritipalmi-turpial
Finnish: epolettiturpiaali, Palmuturpiaali
French: Oriole à couronne d'or, Oriole à épaulettes (chrysocephalus), Oriole à épaulettes (moriche), Oriole des moriches, Oriole moriche
Italian: Oriolo del moriche, Oriolo di Moriche
Japanese (romaji): akakatamukudorimodoki (chrysocephalus)
Japanese: アカカタムクドリモドキ (chrysocephalus), アカカタムクドリモドキ(chrysocephalus)
Scientific: Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus, Icterus chrysocephalus, Oriolus chrysocephalus
Dutch: Geelkaptroepiaal, Roodboegtroepiaal (chrysocephalus)
Norwegian: epålettrupial (chrysocephalus), Morichetrupial
Polish: kacyk epoletowy (chrysocephalus), kacyk zlotoglowy, kacyk złotogłowy
Portuguese: Corrupiao-do-rio-negro, corrupião-do-Rio-Negro, rouxinol, rouxinol-do-Rio-Negro, tem-tem
Portuguese (Brazil): corrupião-do-Rio-Negro, rouxinol, Rouxinol-do-rio-negro, tem-tem
Portuguese (Portugal): corrupião-d'ombros-amarelos (chrysocephalus), Rouxinol-do-rio-negro
Russian: Эполетовый трупиал (chrysocephalus)
Slovak: trupiál zlatohlavý, trupiál zlatohlavý (skup.)
Swedish: Morichetrupial, större epålettrupial (chrysocephalus)
Turkish: Apoletli turpiyal (chrysocephalus)
Ukrainian: Трупіал амазонійський
Chinese: 黄顶拟鹂

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