Orange-backed Troupial
Icterus croconotus
(L9-9.25")
In Guyana, Brazil, Paraguay, and
eastern Ecuador, Bolivia, and
Peru...only orange-and-black
oriole in the Amazon basin.
eastern Ecuador, Bolivia, and
Peru...only orange-and-black
oriole in the Amazon basin.
Yasuni Nat’l Park
23Mar2017
Sani Isola Community
Kichua Tribe
23Mar2017
Icterus in Greek means yellow;
croconotus means saffron-
colored friend.
croconotus means saffron-
colored friend.
He was such a bad poet
That he did not know
That the troupial bird lifts
Its beak to sing
That the wind is not
Outside only
That words are
Waiting to
Be put before everything.
(Margarita Cardon)
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© Matthew D.
Medler
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Troupial is from French troupiale,
from troupe (“troop”), so named
because they live in flocks.
from troupe (“troop”), so named
because they live in flocks.
www.merriam-webster.com.