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The orange-backed troupial grows to a length of about 23 cm (9 in). In colour it is bright orange apart from a black face, bib, wings and tail, and a small white patch on the secondary wing feathers. It has an orange streak on its shoulder and a small blue ring of bare skin surrounds the eye. The bib has a neat lower edge which helps to distinguish it from the Venezuelan troupial, which has a shaggy base to the bib and a much larger white streak on the wing. The song consists of a number of loud, musical phrases, mostly with two syllables.
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When to see the Orange-backed Troupial
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Orange-backed Troupial
The map shades 8 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Orange-backed Troupial
The orange-backed troupial is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Guyana, Brazil, Paraguay, and eastern Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru. It is closely related to the Venezuelan troupial and Campo troupial, and at one time, all three were considered to be the same species.
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Easily confused with
Campo TroupialIcterus jamacaiiThe campo troupial is very similar in appearance to the Venezuelan troupial (Icterus icterus) with which it was at one time thought to be conspecific.
Cuban OrioleIcterus melanopsisThe Cuban oriole is a species of songbird in the family Icteridae.
Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterusThe variable oriole is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long.
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