The Bullock's oriole is a colorful member of the Icteridae, blackbird, family found in the western half of North America. The Bullock's oriole was named after William Bullock who was an English born collector and amateur naturalist. On a trip to Mexico he shot a Bullock's oriole and brought it back to professional naturalist and birder William Swainson who named the species after Bullock.
For a while the Bullock's oriole and the Baltimore oriole were combined into a single species called the northern oriole. This was primarily due to the fact that the two species do hybridize with one and other where their ranges over lap in the central portion of North America. However DNA testing revealed that the two species are not very similar so they were broken back up into two separate species.
17 comments:
Wow! So colourful - gorgeous photos!
Leslie
abcw team
gorgeous bird! :)
Beautiful bird. I wish we had those around here.
That's a hell of a colourful bird. Lovely shots.
Great photos of the Oriole. It's a very colorful bird.
The letter "B" is a perfect spot for your excellent photos!
Gorgeous shots and brilliant colors!
The colours are amazing.
The bright, rich gold tone is so striking on this little bird! Gorgeous photos!
Good capture, nice bird!
Bee-You-Tea-ful
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Yay! This is a bird that comes to our back yard in the spring and summer. I have feeders out for them and the hummers. I love them!
What a gorgeous bird!
Great pictures :)
Splendid looking bird. Stange how birds change from being one species to two and then more. Well, I suppose it's a way to keep peoples life lists interesting!
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What a beautiful bird! Great shots!
Quite beautiful; thanks for sharing!
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