Oriole Blackbird
Gymnomystax mexicanus
(L 12")
Distinctive and spectacular
...common along the lowlands of
the Amazon and Orinoco rivers of
northern So. America.
...common along the lowlands of
the Amazon and Orinoco rivers of
northern So. America.
Napo RiverIsland
Near Sani Lodge
23Mar2017
Gymnomystax is Greek for bare
moustache; mexicanus is after
Mexico (after Mexitili, the Aztec
god of war).
moustache; mexicanus is after
Mexico (after Mexitili, the Aztec
god of war).
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