Baltimore oriole, the Glossary

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1. 73 relations: Alabama, American crow, American robin, Ancient Greek, Apple, Aril, Audubon's oriole, Baltimore Orioles, Barn owl, Binomial nomenclature, Biological specificity, Bird of prey, Black-billed magpie, Blue jay, Bullock's oriole, Bursera simaruba, Carl Linnaeus, Cat, Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, Central America, Common grackle, Cooper's hawk, Dutch elm disease, Eastern screech owl, Elm, Eurasian golden oriole, Flag of Maryland, Fledge, Forest tent caterpillar moth, Georgia (U.S. state), Great horned owl, Hispaniola, Hummingbird, Icterid, Latin, List of birds of North America, List of U.S. state birds, Maple, Mark Catesby, Maryland, Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Merlin (bird), Mississippi, Monotypic taxon, Montana, Nearctic realm, Neotropical realm, New Brunswick, New World oriole, North America, ... Expand index (23 more) »

2. Icterus (genus)

Alabama

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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American crow

The American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is a large passerine bird species of the family Corvidae.

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American robin

The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. Baltimore oriole and American robin are birds of Canada.

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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Apple

An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus spp.'', among them the domestic or orchard apple; Malus domestica).

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Aril

An aril (pronounced), also called an arillus, is a specialized outgrowth from a seed that partly or completely covers the seed.

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Audubon's oriole

Audubon's oriole (Icterus graduacauda), formerly known as the black-headed oriole, is a New World passerine inhabiting the forests and thickets of southeastern Texas and the Mexican coast. Baltimore oriole and Audubon's oriole are Icterus (genus).

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Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles (also known as the O's) are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore.

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Barn owl

The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl in the world and one of the most widespread of all species of birds, living almost everywhere except for polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalayas, some Indonesian islands and some Pacific Islands.

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Binomial nomenclature

In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.

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Biological specificity

Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a biochemical variation to occur in a particular species.

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Bird of prey

Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds).

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Black-billed magpie

The black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia), also known as the American magpie, is a bird in the corvid family found in the western half of North America.

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Blue jay

The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America. Baltimore oriole and blue jay are birds described in 1758 and birds of Canada.

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Bullock's oriole

Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii) is a small New World blackbird. Baltimore oriole and Bullock's oriole are Icterus (genus).

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Bursera simaruba

Bursera simaruba, commonly known as gumbo-limbo, copperwood, almácigo, chaca, West Indian birch, naked Indian, and turpentine tree, is a tree species in the family Burseraceae, native to the Neotropics, from South Florida to Mexico and the Caribbean to Brazil, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

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Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.

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Cat

The cat (Felis catus), commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal.

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Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore

Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (8 August 1605 – 30 November 1675) was an English politician, peer and lawyer who was the first proprietor of Maryland.

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Central America

Central America is a subregion of North America.

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Common grackle

The common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a species of large icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America. Baltimore oriole and common grackle are birds described in 1758 and birds of Canada.

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Cooper's hawk

Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico.

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Dutch elm disease

Dutch elm disease (DED) is caused by a member of the sac fungi (Ascomycota) affecting elm trees, and is spread by elm bark beetles.

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Eastern screech owl

The eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) or eastern screech-owl, is a small owl that is relatively common in Eastern North America, from Mexico to Canada. Baltimore oriole and eastern screech owl are birds described in 1758 and native birds of the Eastern United States.

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Elm

Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus Ulmus in the family Ulmaceae.

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Eurasian golden oriole

The Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus), also called the common golden oriole, is the only member of the Old World oriole family of passerine birds breeding in Northern Hemisphere temperate regions. Baltimore oriole and Eurasian golden oriole are birds described in 1758.

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Flag of Maryland

The flag of the State of Maryland is the official flag of the U.S. state of Maryland and the 17th-century heraldic banner of arms of Cecil, 2nd Baron Baltimore.

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Fledge

Fledging is the stage in a flying animal's life between hatching or birth and becoming capable of flight.

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Forest tent caterpillar moth

The forest tent caterpillar moth (Malacosoma disstria) is a moth found throughout North America, especially in the eastern regions.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Great horned owl

The great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists' description as the "winged tiger" or "tiger of the air") or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas.

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Hispaniola

Hispaniola (also) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles.

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Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae.

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Icterid

Icterids or New World blackbirds make up a family, the Icteridae, of small to medium-sized, often colorful, New World passerine birds.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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List of birds of North America

The lists of birds in the light blue box below are divided by biological family.

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List of U.S. state birds

Below is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state's, district's or territory's government.

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Maple

Acer is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples.

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Mark Catesby

Mark Catesby (24 March 1683 – 23 December 1749) was an English naturalist who studied the flora and fauna of the New World.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

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Mathurin Jacques Brisson

Mathurin Jacques Brisson (30 April 1723 – 23 June 1806) was a French zoologist and natural philosopher.

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Merlin (bird)

The merlin (Falco columbarius) is a small species of falcon from the Northern Hemisphere, with numerous subspecies throughout North America and Eurasia. Baltimore oriole and merlin (bird) are birds described in 1758 and birds of the Dominican Republic.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Monotypic taxon

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.

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Montana

Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Nearctic realm

The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.

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Neotropical realm

The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface.

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New Brunswick

New Brunswick (Nouveau-Brunswick) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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New World oriole

New World orioles are a group of birds in the genus Icterus of the blackbird family. Baltimore oriole and New World oriole are Icterus (genus).

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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Old World

The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe after 1493, when Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas.

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Old World oriole

The Old World orioles (Oriolidae) are an Old World family of passerine birds.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Orchard oriole

The orchard oriole (Icterus spurius) is the smallest species of icterid. Baltimore oriole and orchard oriole are Icterus (genus) and native birds of the Eastern United States.

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Passerine

A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes (from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species.

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Peregrine falcon

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae.

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Populus sect. Aigeiros

Populus section Aigeiros is a section of three species in the genus Populus, the poplars.

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Puerto Rico

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Scott's oriole

The Scott's oriole (Icterus parisorum) is a medium-sized icterid (the same family as many blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles, and others, including the New World orioles). Baltimore oriole and Scott's oriole are Icterus (genus).

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Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction.

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Shade-grown coffee

Shade-grown coffee is a form of the crop produced from coffee plants grown under a canopy of trees.

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Sharp-shinned hawk

The sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) or northern sharp-shinned hawk, commonly known as a sharpie, is a small hawk, with males being the smallest hawks in the United States and Canada, but with the species averaging larger than some Neotropical species, such as the tiny hawk. Baltimore oriole and sharp-shinned hawk are birds of the Dominican Republic.

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South America

South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Species description

A species description is a formal scientific description of a newly encountered species, typically articulated through a scientific publication.

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Subspecies

In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.

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Systema Naturae

(originally in Latin written with the ligature æ) is one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and introduced the Linnaean taxonomy.

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Tree squirrel

Tree squirrels are the members of the squirrel family (Sciuridae) commonly just referred to as "squirrels".

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Type (biology)

In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated.

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Venezuela

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.

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Western Europe

Western Europe is the western region of Europe.

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Willow

Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus Salix, comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions.

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10th edition of Systema Naturae

The 10th edition of Systema Naturae (Latin; the English title is A General System of Nature) is a book written by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759, which marks the starting point of zoological nomenclature.

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See also

Icterus (genus)

• Altamira oriole
• Audubon's oriole
• Bahama oriole
• Baltimore oriole
• Bar-winged oriole
• Black-backed oriole
• Black-cowled oriole
• Black-vented oriole
• Bullock's oriole
• Campo troupial
• Cuban oriole
• Epaulet oriole
• Hispaniolan oriole
• Hooded oriole
• Jamaican oriole
• Martinique oriole
• Montserrat oriole
• Moriche oriole
• New World oriole
• Northern oriole
• Orange oriole
• Orange-backed troupial
• Orange-crowned oriole
• Orchard oriole
• Puerto Rican oriole
• Saint Lucia oriole
• Scott's oriole
• Spot-breasted oriole
• Streak-backed oriole
• Variable oriole
• Venezuelan troupial
• White-edged oriole
• Yellow oriole
• Yellow-backed oriole
• Yellow-tailed oriole

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_oriole

Also known as Icterus galbula, Maryland state bird.

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