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The white-edged oriole (''Icterus graceannae'') is a species of
Delaware Valley Ornithology Club, www.dvoc.org/ His description of the species first appeared in print in the ''Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences,'' published in Philadelphia in 1867.
Due to its reasonably broad distribution and the diversity of its suitable habitat, most experts consider the threat of significant population decline to be minimal. The global population sizes and population changes have yet to be quantitatively measured. The species remains listed as
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bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
in the family Icteridae
Icterids () or New World blackbirds make up a family, the Icteridae (), of small to medium-sized, often colorful, New World passerine birds. Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red. The ...
. It is found in Ecuador
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and Peru
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Its natural habitat
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s are subtropical or tropical dry forest
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s and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is primarily a canopy dweller.
Description
''Icterus graceannae'' was named in 1867 by naturalist John Cassin in honor of his protege, pioneer American female ornithologist Graceanna Lewis."A Field Guide to American Ornithology in the Delaware Valley 1699-1900: Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912) in the Delaware Valley,"Delaware Valley Ornithology Club, www.dvoc.org/ His description of the species first appeared in print in the ''Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences,'' published in Philadelphia in 1867.
Conservation status
Due to its reasonably broad distribution and the diversity of its suitable habitat, most experts consider the threat of significant population decline to be minimal. The global population sizes and population changes have yet to be quantitatively measured. The species remains listed as Least Concern
A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild. T ...
by Birdlife International
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Footnotes
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