Yellow oriole
The yellow oriole is a passerine bird in the family Icteridae. It should not be confused with the green oriole, sometimes alternatively called the Australasian yellow oriole, which is an Old World oriole.
Distribution and habitat
The yellow oriole is also called the plantain and small corn bird, and in Venezuela it is known as gonzalito. It breeds in northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas, and parts of northern Brazil,. The yellow oriole is a bird of open woodland, scrub, and gardens.Breeding
Its nest is a -long hanging basket, suspended from the end of a branch. The normal clutch is three pale green or grey eggs.Description
This bird is long, and weighs, with mainly yellow plumage, as its name suggests. The adult male has a black eye mask, thin black throat line, black tail, and black wings, with a white wing bar and some white feather edging.The female is similar, but slightly duller, and the juvenile bird has an olive-tinged yellow back, and lacks black on the face.