YELLOW-TAILED ORIOLE Icterus mesomelas Male Displaying on Banana Leaf in Mindo in Northwestern ECUADOR. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
YELLOW-TAILED ORIOLE. Icterus mesomelas. This Yellow-tailed Oriole male is displaying on the upper edge of a banana leaf in Mindo, Ecuador at 10:54 AM on October 13, 2014.
Two male Yellow-tailed Orioles have been displaying agonistic (aggressive) behavior in the presence of a female. This behavior has consisted of visual displays accompanied by acoustic signals. These behaviors were observed continuously over a period of 30 minutes and may have been of a longer duration both before they moved close to me and after they moved off into a steep, inaccessible wooded area. The behaviors consisted solely of visual and acoustic displays; physical combat was not observed. The two males were observed in close proximity on wires and they also displayed on the leaves of a banana plant below the wires. During much of this period of male displays, the female remained a medium distance away although at a later stage all three birds were briefly observed in close proximity.
The Yellow-tailed Oriole is found from southeastern Mexico south through Central America to Colombia, northwestern Venezuela, Ecuador and northwestern Perú.
The Yellow-tailed Oriole belongs to the avian family Icteridae. In Ecuador, the local common name is Chiroca.
Un macho del Bolsero Coliamarillo Icterus mesomelas está mostrando un despliegue agonístico por encima de una hoja de banano en Mindo, Ecuador a las 10:54 de la mañana el 13 de octubre de 2014. Tiene la cola y la cabeza levantadas con el pico dirigido hacía arriba. El despliegue está dirigido a otro macho perchado sobre un alambre 3 metros por encima de la hoja.
For OPTIMAL DETAILED VIEWING of this displaying Yellow-tailed Oriole, VIEW AT THE GIGANTIC SIZE (1180 x 1000) USING the direct Flickr link: www.flickr.com/photos/neotropical_birds_mayan_ruins/15103...
YELLOW-TAILED ORIOLE Icterus mesomelas Male Displaying on Banana Leaf in Mindo in Northwestern ECUADOR. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
YELLOW-TAILED ORIOLE. Icterus mesomelas. This Yellow-tailed Oriole male is displaying on the upper edge of a banana leaf in Mindo, Ecuador at 10:54 AM on October 13, 2014.
Two male Yellow-tailed Orioles have been displaying agonistic (aggressive) behavior in the presence of a female. This behavior has consisted of visual displays accompanied by acoustic signals. These behaviors were observed continuously over a period of 30 minutes and may have been of a longer duration both before they moved close to me and after they moved off into a steep, inaccessible wooded area. The behaviors consisted solely of visual and acoustic displays; physical combat was not observed. The two males were observed in close proximity on wires and they also displayed on the leaves of a banana plant below the wires. During much of this period of male displays, the female remained a medium distance away although at a later stage all three birds were briefly observed in close proximity.
The Yellow-tailed Oriole is found from southeastern Mexico south through Central America to Colombia, northwestern Venezuela, Ecuador and northwestern Perú.
The Yellow-tailed Oriole belongs to the avian family Icteridae. In Ecuador, the local common name is Chiroca.
Un macho del Bolsero Coliamarillo Icterus mesomelas está mostrando un despliegue agonístico por encima de una hoja de banano en Mindo, Ecuador a las 10:54 de la mañana el 13 de octubre de 2014. Tiene la cola y la cabeza levantadas con el pico dirigido hacía arriba. El despliegue está dirigido a otro macho perchado sobre un alambre 3 metros por encima de la hoja.
For OPTIMAL DETAILED VIEWING of this displaying Yellow-tailed Oriole, VIEW AT THE GIGANTIC SIZE (1180 x 1000) USING the direct Flickr link: www.flickr.com/photos/neotropical_birds_mayan_ruins/15103...