Baltimore Trupial
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Baltimore trupial ( Icterus galbula ), male |
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The Baltimoretrupial ( Icterus galbula ) is a migratory bird with breeding area in North America from the family of the starlings (Icteridae). It is the state bird of the US state of Maryland and the heraldic animal of the Baltimore- based baseball club Baltimore Orioles .
description
The Baltimore Trupial reaches a body length of 19 cm. The head and back of the males are completely black. Their wings are mostly black with orange shoulders and a white wing band. The lower back, rump, and underside are bright orange. The tail is black with orange on the outer feathers. The upper side of the females is brownish-olive to brownish-gray, the dark wings have two white wing bands and the underside is yellowish-orange. Females in the first winter are paler on the underside and whitish on the throat and belly. Males in the first winter resemble adult females.
distribution
The Baltimore Trupials overwinter in the neotropics , from northern Venezuela and Colombia to northern Mexico and sometimes to the southern coastal areas of the United States . He spends the summer in the Nearctic , mostly in the eastern United States. Specimens also rarely appear in Europe.
Habitat and way of life
The Baltimore Trupial prefers light forests and breeds in diverse landscapes. It feeds on caterpillars, insects, seeds, nectar and small fruits. The species is monogamous . The females lay three to six eggs in the nests woven into branches of trees.
Individual evidence
- ^ Maryland Online: Maryland State Bird - Baltimore Oriole. (online) , accessed October 5, 2011
- ^ A b Robert S. Ridgely, Guy Tudor, William L. Brown: The Birds of South America: The Oscine Passerines. University of Texas Press, 1989, ISBN 978-0292707566 , p. 361.
- ↑ a b K. Bachynski, S. Kennedy: Icterus galbula 2001 at Animal Diversity Web, ( Online ), accessed on September 24, 2011
- ^ Paul Mason, Jake Allsop: The golden oriole. A & C Black Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-0713676839 , p. 37.
- ↑ L. DeVere Burton: Fish & Wildlife: Principles of Zoology and Ecology. Delmar Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-1435419636 , p. 300.
Web links
- Icterus galbula inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.1. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) in the Internet Bird Collection