Scott's Oriole
Encyclopedia
The Scott's Oriole, Icterus parisorum, is a medium-sized icterid
(the same family as many blackbird
s, meadowlark
s, cowbird
s, grackle
s, and others, including the New World oriole
s).
It is primarily found in the Southwestern United States
and south to Baja California Sur
and central Mexico
.
This bird was named by Darius N. Couch
in honour of General Winfield Scott
. Although it was later discovered that it had previously been described by Bonaparte, the common name was retained.
Icterid
The Icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red. The family is extremely varied in size, shape, behavior and coloration...
(the same family as many blackbird
New World blackbird
The New World blackbirds consist of 26 species of icterid birds that share the name blackbird but do not correspond with a formal taxon...
s, meadowlark
Meadowlark
Meadowlarks are birds belonging to the genus Sturnella in the New World family Icteridae.This genus includes seven species of largely insectivorous grassland birds...
s, cowbird
Cowbird
Cowbirds are birds belonging to the genus Molothrus in the family Icteridae. They are brood parasitic New World birds which are unrelated to the Old World cuckoos, one of which, the Common Cuckoo, is the best-known brood parasitic bird....
s, grackle
Grackle
Grackle can refer to any of eleven black passerine birds native to North and South America. All are members of the Icterid family but belong to multiple genera.* Genus Quiscalus** Boat-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus major...
s, and others, including the New World oriole
New World oriole
New World orioles, comprising the genus Icterus, are a group of birds in the blackbird family. They are not related to Old World orioles which are in the family Oriolidae, but are strikingly similar in size, diet, behaviour and in their strongly contrasting plumage, and are a good example of...
s).
It is primarily found in the Southwestern United States
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
and south to Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...
and central Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
This bird was named by Darius N. Couch
Darius N. Couch
Darius Nash Couch was an American soldier, businessman, and naturalist. He served as a career U.S. Army officer during the Mexican-American War, the Second Seminole War, and as a general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.During the Civil War, Couch fought notably in the...
in honour of General Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852....
. Although it was later discovered that it had previously been described by Bonaparte, the common name was retained.
External links
Book
- Flood, N. J. 2002. Scott’s Oriole (Icterus parisorum). In The Birds of North America, No. 608 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Articles
- Bell M. (2003). From the field - August-November 2002. Oriole. vol 68, no 1-2. p. 19-31.
- Beohm RT & Beohm MF. (2002). First record of Scott's Oriole from Georgia. Oriole. vol 67, no 3-4. p. 49-50.
- Calvert WH, Hedrick LE & Brower LP. (1979). Mortality of the Monarch Butterfly Danaus-Plexippus Avian Predation at 5 over Wintering Sites in Mexico. Science. vol 204, no 4395. p. 847-851.
- Denis K. (1976). Scotts Oriole near Thunder Bay Ontario. Canadian Field Naturalist. vol 90, no 4. p. 500-501.
- Flood NJ. (1989). Coloration in New World Orioles 1. Tests of Predation-Related Hypotheses. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology. vol 25, no 1. p. 49-56.
- Hofmann CM, Cronin TW & Omland KE. (1680). Using spectral data to reconstruct evolutionary changes in coloration: Carotenoid color evolution in new world orioles. Evolution. vol 60, no 8. p. 1680-1691.
- Kozma JM & Mathews NE. (1997). Breeding bird communities and nest plant selection in Chihuahuan desert habitats in south-central New Mexico. Wilson Bulletin. vol 109, no 3. p. 424-436.
- Leck C. (1974). Further Observations of Nectar Feeding by Orioles. Auk. vol 91, no 1. p. 162-163.
- Martinez Del Rio C & Eguiarte LE. (1987). Bird Visitation to Agave-Salmiana Comparisons among Hummingbirds and Perching Birds. Condor. vol 89, no 2. p. 357-363.
- Newfield NL. (1984). 3 Records of Calliope Hummingbird Stellula-Calliope from Louisiana USA. Condor. vol 86, no 3. p. 346-348.
- Ornelas JF, Ordano M, Hernandez A, Lopez JC, Mendoza L & Perroni Y. (2002). Nectar oasis produced by Agave marmorata Roezl. (Agavaceae) lead to spatial and temporal segregation among nectarivores in the Tehuacan Valley, Mexico. Journal of Arid Environments. vol 52, no 1. p. 37-51.
- Reddall J. (1977). Colorado USA Field Ornithologists Official Records Committee Report 1972 through 1975. Western Birds. vol 7, no 3.
- Remsen JVJ & Cooper JR. (1977). 1st Record of Scotts Oriole from Colorado USA. Western Birds. vol 8, no 4. p. 157-158.
- Sundquist K. (1975). Scotts Oriole Banded in Duluth. Loon. vol 47, no 1. p. 22-24.