Variable Oriole

Icterus pyrrhopterus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Icteridae
Genus
Icterus
eBird Code
epaori4

Subspecies (4)

  • Icterus pyrrhopterus periporphyrus

    east-central Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, and northern Santa Cruz) and adjacent western Brazil (west-central Mato Grosso)

  • Icterus pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus

    southeastern Bolivia (southern Santa Cruz southward to Tarija) to Paraguay, southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, and northern Argentina

  • Icterus pyrrhopterus tibialis

    eastern Brazil (Maranhão to Piauí, Pernambuco, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro)

  • Icterus pyrrhopterus valenciobuenoi

    southeastern Brazil (southern Goiás to Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and southeastern Mato Grosso)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.