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New World oriole

Icterus

Scott's Oriole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Icteridae
Genus
Icterus

The genus Icterus, New World orioles, is a group of birds in the Icterid family Icteridae. They are not related to the Old World orioles which are family Oriolidae.

The males are typically black and yellow or orange, with white markings; the plumage of females and immature birds is duller. These birds go through one moult in a year. They are generally slender with long tails and a pointed bill. They mainly eat insects, often also nectar. The nest is a woven pouch.

The name "oriole" comes from the Latin word "aureolus", golden. The genus name Icterus is the Greek word for yellow and is also associated with jaundice.

The full list of species is: