# Yellow oriole
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{{short description|Species of bird}}
{{For|the bird alternatively named yellow oriole in Australia|Green oriole}}
{{More footnotes|date=March 2022}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Yellow oriole
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = [{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Icterus nigrogularis'' |volume=2018 |article-number=e.T22724087A132026033 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22724087A132026033.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}]
| image = Icterus nigrogularis 2.jpg
| taxon = Icterus nigrogularis
| authority = ([Hahn](/source/Carl_Wilhelm_Hahn), 1819)
| range_map = Icterus nigrogularis map.svg
}}
The '''yellow oriole''' ('''''Icterus nigrogularis''''') is a [passerine](/source/passerine) [bird](/source/bird) in the family [Icteridae](/source/Icteridae). It should not be confused with the [green oriole](/source/green_oriole), sometimes alternatively called the Australasian yellow oriole (''Oriolus flavocinctus''), which is an [Old World oriole](/source/Old_World_oriole).
==Distribution and habitat==
The yellow oriole is also called the plantain and small corn bird, and in Venezuela it is known as ''gonzalito''. It breeds in northern South America in [Colombia](/source/Colombia), [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela), [Trinidad](/source/Trinidad), the [Guianas](/source/Guyanas), and parts of northern [Brazil](/source/Brazil), (northern [Roraima](/source/Roraima) state, and eastern [Amapá](/source/Amap%C3%A1)). The yellow oriole is a bird of open woodland, scrub, and gardens.
==Breeding==
Its nest is a {{convert|40|cm|adj=on}}-long hanging basket, suspended from the end of a branch. The normal clutch is three pale green or grey [egg](/source/Egg_(biology))s.
==Description==
This bird is {{convert|20|–|21|cm|abbr=on}} long, and weighs {{convert|38|g|abbr=on}}, with mainly yellow [plumage](/source/Feather), as its name suggests. The adult male has a black eye mask, thin black throat line, black tail, and black wings, with a white wing bar and some white feather edging.
The female is similar, but slightly duller, and the juvenile bird has an olive-tinged yellow back, and lacks black on the face.
==Taxonomy==
Of the four subspecies of yellow oriole, three are restricted to islands. They differ from the widespread nominate race of the mainland in body and bill size, and minor plumage details.
==Diet==
The species eats mainly large [insect](/source/insect)s, but also consumes [nectar](/source/nectar) and some [fruit](/source/fruit) (such as [berries](/source/berries), [cherries](/source/cherries), [mango](/source/mango)es and [banana](/source/banana)s).[{{cite web|url=https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/sites/default/files/lifesciences/documents/ogatt/Icterus_nigrogularis%20-%20Yellow%20Oriole%20or%20Small%20Cornbird.pdf |format=PDF|title=Icterus nigrogularis (Yellow Oriole or Small Cornbird)|website=Sta.uwi.edu|access-date=15 March 2022}}]
==Call==
The [song](/source/Bird_vocalization) of the yellow oriole is a pleasant, melodious fluting, with some buzzing. The calls include a cat-like whine and chattering noises.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* ''New World Blackbirds'' by Jaramillo and Burke, {{ISBN|0-7136-4333-1}}
* ''Birds of Venezuela'' by Hilty, {{ISBN|0-7136-6418-5}}
*{{cite book
| last = ffrench
| first = Richard
| title = A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
| edition = 2nd
| year = 1991
| publisher = Comstock Publishing
| isbn = 0-8014-9792-2 }}
==External links==
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20001203132400/http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/20404200.htm Stamps]}} (for [Netherlands Antilles](/source/Netherlands_Antilles), [Trinidad and Tobago](/source/Trinidad_and_Tobago)) with RangeMap
*[http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=yellow+oriole&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 "Yellow Oriole" photo gallery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516100740/http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=yellow%20oriole&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 |date=2011-05-16 }} VIREO [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/species_image.php?species=Icterus+nigrogularis Photo-High Res] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516100755/http://vireo.acnatsci.org/species_image.php?species=Icterus+nigrogularis |date=2011-05-16 }}
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Category:Birds of Colombia
Category:Birds of Venezuela
Category:Birds of the Dutch Caribbean
Category:Birds of the Caribbean
Category:Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
Category:Birds of the Guiana Shield
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