About Icterus cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
The epaulet oriole, with the scientific name Icterus cayanensis, is a bird species that belongs to the Icteridae family. The moriche oriole was previously treated as a separate distinct species under the name I. chrysocephalus, but is currently classified as a subspecies of Icterus cayanensis. The variable oriole, I. pyrrhopterus, was formerly considered to be the same species as the epaulet oriole, but has recently been recognized as a separate species by the SACC. Epaulet orioles are found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Their natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
