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Variable oriole

Icterus pyrrhopterus (Vieillot, 1819)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The variable oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 33.3 g to 44 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the variable oriole

Weight
33.3 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
2.2src 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 variable oriole live?

Not recorded

What is the variable oriole?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The variable oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay and as a vagrant to Chile.

From the Wikipedia article “Variable oriole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Variable_oriole&oldid=1367811077), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the variable oriole endangered?

The variable oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the variable oriole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyIcteridae
  6. genusIcterus
  7. SpeciesIcterus pyrrhopterus (Vieillot, 1819)

Synonyms Agelaius pyrrhopterus

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Yellow-shouldered orioleEnglish
  • turpial de xarretera variableCatalan
  • Gulskuldret TrupialDanish
  • FeuerflügeltrupialGerman
  • varia ikteroEsperanto
  • Turpial variableSpanish
  • BoyeritoSpanish
  • olkainturpiaaliFinnish
  • Oriole à galonsFrench
  • Oriole variableFrench
  • kestenjastorameni vranjakCroatian
  • カワリムクドリモドキJapanese
  • VuurvleugeltroepiaalDutch
  • plettrupialNorwegian
  • kacyk melodyjnyPolish
  • PegaPortuguese
  • corrupião-variávelPortuguese
  • encontroPortuguese
  • Рыжеплечий трупиалRussian
  • Рыжеплечий цветной трупиалRussian
  • trupiál tmavýSlovak
  • Raznobojna američka vugaSerbian
  • mindre epålettrupialSwedish
  • Kızıl Kanatlı TurpiyalTurkish
  • трупіал червоноплечийUkrainian
  • 善變擬黃鸝Chinese
  • 杂色黑拟鹂Chinese

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Relatives of the variable oriole

Other species in the same genus Icterus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the variable oriole?

An adult variable oriole weighs 33.3 g – 44 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the variable oriole endangered?

The variable 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 variable oriole?

The variable oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Variable oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/variable-oriole

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BibTeX
@misc{variable_oriole_2026,
  title = {Variable oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/variable-oriole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}