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The Green oropendola (Psarocolius viridis) belongs to the family Icteridae under the order Passeriformes.
Green oropendola taxonomy
The family Icteridae comprises colorful, New-World passerine birds. The family Icteridae was first introduced by Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – 26 October 1840), an Irish zoologist and politician, in the year 1825.The family Icteridae contains 28 extant genera, including genus Psarocolius. The genus Psarocolius was first described by Johann Georg Wagler (28 March 1800 – 23 August 1832), a German herpetologist, in the year 1827.
The genus Psarocolius tentatively comprises six species, including Psarocolius viridis. The species Psarocolius viridis was first described by Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (April 25, 1725 – January 5, 1776), a German zoologist, in the year 1776.
The species Psarocolius viridis is polytypic. Psarocolius viridis is distributed in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil.
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| Binomial name: | Psarocolius viridis |
| Species: | P. viridis |
| Genus: | Psarocolius |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Green oropendola - Psarocolius viridis Image by Arjan Haverkamp |
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| 2.Green oropendola - Psarocolius viridis Image by Ingrid Torres de Macedo |
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| 3.Green oropendola - Psarocolius viridis Image by Karen |
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| 4.Green oropendola - Psarocolius viridis Image by Karen |
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| 5.Green oropendola - Psarocolius viridis Image by Amy the Nurse |
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| 6.Green oropendola - Psarocolius viridis Image by Josh More |
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| 7.Green oropendola - Psarocolius viridis Image by Jean |
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| 8.Psarocolius viridis Image by Texas.lorarend |
1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/46956042@N00/3257970355 (cropped)
Author: Arjan Haverkamp | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/2/18
2.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Oropendola_-_Psarocolius_viridis.jpg (cropped)
Author: Ingrid Torres de Macedo | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/2/18
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/26686573@N00/2532516134/
Author: Karen | License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 as on 7/2/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/26686573@N00/3319548341/
Author: Karen | License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 as on 7/2/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/amyashcraft/7305470584/
Author: Amy the Nurse | License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 as on 7/2/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/guppiecat/407197532/
Author: Josh More | License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 as on 7/2/18
7.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/7326810@N08/2407128606/in/photostream/
Author: Jean | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/2/18
8.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Psarocolius_viridis_-San_Antonio_Zoo-8a.jpg (cropped)
Image author: Texas.lorarend | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/2/18
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