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Black-backed oriole

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Black-backed oriole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Icterus
Species:
I. abeillei
Binomial name
Icterus abeillei
(Lesson, 1839)

The black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, but it is also found in cities. It is one of the few species that can consume monarch butterflies due to evolving a tolerance to their natural poison.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Icterus abeillei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22729128A138243054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22729128A138243054.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Brower, Lincoln P. (June 1988). "Avian Predation on the Monarch Butterfly and Its Implications for Mimicry Theory". The American Naturalist. 131: S4–S6. doi:10.1086/284763. ISSN 0003-0147.