Orange-crowned Oriole

The orange-crowned oriole (Icterus auricapillus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. == Taxonomy and systematics == The orange-crowned oriole was formally described in 1848 with its current binomial Icterus auricapillus. It is monotypic. == Description == The orange-crowned oriole is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long. Males weigh an average of about 33 g (1.2 oz) and females an average of 32 g (1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have an orange-red crown, nape, and sides of the head. The rest of their face and their throat, breast, mantle, upper back, and tail are black. Their lower back and rump are yellow and their rearmost uppertail coverts are black with thin yellow edges at the end. Their wing is mostly black with yellow lesser and median coverts that show as an epaulet on the closed wing. Their underparts below the black breast are yellow.They have a brown iris, a black bill, and gray legs and feet. Juveniles are paler than adults with a yellow face, olive crown and upperparts, dusky wings and tail, and…