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Icterus abeillei (Black-backed Oriole)

Wikipedia Abstract

The black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
0
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
5
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 2.0775
EDGE Score: 1.12412
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  34 grams
Birth Weight [1]  2 grams
Breeding Habitat [2]  Mexican highland forests
Wintering Geography [2]  Non-migrartory
Wintering Habitat [2]  Mexican highland forests
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Nectarivore
Diet - Invertibrates [3]  60 %
Diet - Nectar [3]  40 %
Forages - Canopy [3]  30 %
Forages - Mid-High [3]  20 %
Forages - Understory [3]  20 %
Forages - Ground [3]  30 %
Clutch Size [1]  5
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Fledging [1]  13 days
Incubation [1]  13 days
Maximum Longevity [1]  14 years
Female Maturity [1]  1 year

Prey / Diet

Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly)[4]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2017. Accessed on January 2018.
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4"Antipredator Adaptations by Monarch Butterflies", Kim A. Pike
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0