Troupial Oriole

by Blair Wainman

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Troupial Oriole

Artist

Blair Wainman

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Photograph - Print Photography

Description

Venezuelan troupials are fairly large in size, with a long tail and a bulky bill. It has a black head and upper breast. The feathers on the front of the neck and upper breast stick outward, making an uneven boundary between the black and the orange of the bird's lower breast and underside. The rest of the orange color is found on the upper and lower back, separated by the black shoulders. The wings are mostly black except for a white streak that runs the length of the wing when in a closed position. The eyes are yellow, and surrounding each one, there is a patch of bright, blue, naked skin.
This one was captured in the wild in the Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden of Bogota, Colombia.

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July 2nd, 2020

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