Puerto Rican Oriole
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The Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis) is a species of bird
in the Icteridae family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico
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The taxon was formerly lumped with the Cuban Oriole
(Icterus melanopsis), Hispaniolan Oriole
(Icterus dominicensis), and Bahama Oriole
(Icterus northropi) into a single species until all four were elevated to full species in 2010.
Its natural habitat
s are subtropical or tropical dry forest
s, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and plantation
s .
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. It is endemic to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
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The taxon was formerly lumped with the Cuban Oriole
Cuban Oriole
The Cuban Oriole is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is endemic to Cuba.The taxon was formerly lumped with the Bahama Oriole , Hispaniolan Oriole , and Puerto Rican Oriole into a single species until all four were elevated to full species in 2010.Its natural...
(Icterus melanopsis), Hispaniolan Oriole
Hispaniolan Oriole
The Hispaniolan Oriole is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is endemic to Hispaniola.The taxon was formerly lumped with the Cuban Oriole , Bahama Oriole , and Puerto Rican Oriole into a single species until all four were elevated to full species in 2010.Its natural...
(Icterus dominicensis), and Bahama Oriole
Bahama Oriole
The Bahama Oriole is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is endemic to the Bahamas. The taxon was formerly lumped with the Cuban Oriole , Hispaniolan Oriole , and Puerto Rican Oriole into a single species until all four were elevated to full species in...
(Icterus northropi) into a single species until all four were elevated to full species in 2010.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are subtropical or tropical dry forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and plantation
Plantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
s .