Epaulet oriole
Icterus cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
The epaulet oriole (Icterus cayanensis) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 35.4 g to 44 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the epaulet oriole
- Weight
- 35.4 g – 44 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.2 – 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the epaulet oriole live?
Not recorded
What is the epaulet oriole?
The epaulet oriole (Icterus cayanensis) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela.
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Is the epaulet oriole endangered?
The epaulet oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the epaulet oriole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyIcteridae
- genusIcterus
- SpeciesIcterus cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Oriolus cayanensis
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- turpial de xarretera grogaCatalan
- trupiál žlutoramennýCzech
- euryn ysgwydd-felynWelsh
- EpaulettrupialDanish
- Epaulet-trupialDanish
- EpaulettentrupialGerman
- Epauletten-TrupialGerman
- flavŝultra ikteroEsperanto
- Turpial boyeritoSpanish
- Turpial moricheroSpanish
- epolettiturpiaaliFinnish
- Oriole à épaulettesFrench
- žutorameni vranjakCroatian
- Oriolo graduatoItalian
- アカカタムクドリモドキJapanese
- kajeninis spalvingasis trupialasLithuanian
- RoodboegtroepiaalDutch
- epålettrupialNorwegian
- kacyk epoletowyPolish
- inhapimPortuguese
- corrupião-d'ombros-amarelosPortuguese
- Эполетовый трупиалRussian
- Кайенский цветной трупиалRussian
- trupiál náplecníkovýSlovak
- Američka vuga sa epoletamaSerbian
- större epålettrupialSwedish
- Apoletli TurpiyalTurkish
- трупіал жовтоплечийUkrainian
- 黄肩黑拟鹂Chinese
- 黃肩黑色擬黃鸝Chinese
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Relatives of the epaulet oriole
Other species in the same genus Icterus.
Baltimore oriole
Icterus galbula
Venezuelan troupial
Icterus icterus
Bullock's oriole
Icterus bullockii
Altamira oriole
Icterus gularis
Montserrat oriole
Icterus oberi
White-edged oriole
Icterus graceannae
CompareEpaulet oriole vs Baltimore orioleEpaulet oriole vs Venezuelan troupialEpaulet oriole vs Bullock's orioleEpaulet oriole vs Altamira oriole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the epaulet oriole?
An adult epaulet oriole weighs 35.4 g – 44 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the epaulet oriole endangered?
The epaulet oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the epaulet oriole?
The epaulet oriole (Icterus cayanensis) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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