Baltimore oriole
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The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird. It is common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Icteridae |
Genus: | Icterus |
Species: | I. galbula
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Icterus galbula | |
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The Baltimore oriole is the state bird of Maryland. It is also the inspiration for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.
Baltimore Oriole Media
Song of the Baltimore oriole.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Icterus galbula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.