The Epaulet Oriole is a species of bird

Bird

Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

 in the Icteridae family. The Moriche Oriole

Moriche Oriole

The Moriche Oriole, Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It is unrelated to Old World orioles . It is a breeding resident in the tropics of eastern South America...

, formerly considered a distinct species (I. chrysocephalus) is now placed herein as a subspecies

Subspecies

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It is found in Argentina

Argentina

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, Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

, Brazil

Brazil

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, Colombia

Colombia

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, Ecuador

Ecuador

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, French Guiana

French Guiana

French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...

, Guyana

Guyana

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, Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

, Peru

Peru

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, Suriname

Suriname

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, and Uruguay

Uruguay

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Its natural habitat

Habitat

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s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest

Forest

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s, subtropical or tropical swamp

Swamp

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s, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland

Shrubland

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, and heavily degraded former forest.