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ORANGE-BACKED TROUPIAL Icterus croconotus
He´s big and orange, and the only thing you could feasibly mistake him for in Paraguay is in fact a big orange! The Troupial is an oriole, adapted to the dry woodlands of the Chaco. Here the birds tend towards brownish plumage and he stands out as one of the most beautiful birds, not only in the Chaco, but perhaps in the whole world.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2908PH) Adult, Madrejón, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2011).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2909PH) Adult, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Hemme Batjes July 2006).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2910PH) Adult dorsal, location unknown (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE2911PH) Adult male, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE2912PH) Same individual as (FPAVE2911PH) head detail (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE2913PH) Same individual as (FPAVE2911PH) upperwing (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE2914PH) Adult female upperwing (Paul Smith July 2006).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE2915VI) Adult, Madrejón, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2011).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE2916VI) Same individual as (FPAVE2911PH) (Paul Smith July 2006).
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Icterus croconotus
1 (FPAVE2917RE) Song  recorded Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
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