Campo Troupial Icterus jamacaii
(aka Troupial Icterus icterus jamaicaii,
alternative spelling Icterus jamaicaii)

Brazilian name : corrupião

Campo Troupial, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, March 2004 - click for larger image Bahia, Brazil

The Campo Troupial is found in north-east Brazil and is a Brazilian endemic. It inhabits drier areas such as caatinga and savannah as well as deciduous woodlands.

Campo Troupial, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, March 2004 - click for larger image Many authorities such as Ridgely & Tudor and Howard & Moore  treat the Campo Troupial as a sub-species of Troupial Icterus icterus. However, having seen this Campo Troupial and the Orange-backed Troupial I. croconotus, I am inclined to follow Jaramillo & Burke in separating Troupial I. icterus into 3 species. Clements accepted this treatment in his update of the 5th edition.
Campo Troupial, Camacã, Bahia, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image

Campo Troupial differs from Troupial in having orange rather than white on the greater coverts, white on the wing restricted to the secondaries and a restricted area of blue skin round the eyes. Orange-backed Troupial has an orange crown, nape and back.

Campo Troupial, Camacã, Bahia, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image

Jaramillo comments that, like the other 2 troupials, Campo Troupial does not build its own nest but piratises the nest of other birds. It prefers domed nests so the nests most frequently piratised are those of species such as Firewood Gatherer Anumbius annumbi and Rufous Cachalote Pseudoseisura cristata. On the other hand, Steve Hilty in Birds of Venezuela says that nest usurpation is not reported for Orange-backed or Campo Troupials... so it looks as though there are quite a few points about this species that need clarification.

There are recordings and a distribution map on xeno-canto and additional information is available via Avibase .

Previous Page Back to Index Next Page
 
If you do not see a menu on the left, you may have arrived at this page from another site. Please click Home to get to my main page.
Fatbirder's Top 1000 Birding Websites