There are three extant species of
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 genus ''
Icterus'' that are named troupial (''turpial'' in Spanish), formerly considered one species:
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Venezuelan troupial
The Venezuelan troupial (''Icterus icterus'') is the national bird of Venezuela. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, and the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Trinidad, and Puerto Rico. Together with the orange-backed troupial and Cam ...
, ''Icterus icterus''
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Campo troupial
The campo troupial or campo oriole (''Icterus jamacaii'') is a species of bird in the family Icteridae that is found in northeastern Brazil. At one time thought to be conspecific with the Venezuelan troupial and orange-backed troupial, it is no ...
, ''Icterus jamacaii''
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Orange-backed troupial
The orange-backed troupial (''Icterus croconotus'') is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in Guyana, Brazil, Paraguay, and eastern Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru. It is closely related to the Venezuelan troupial (''Icterus icte ...
, ''Icterus croconotus''
In addition, one extinct species, the
Talara troupial
Talara is a city in the Talara Province of the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It is a port city on the Pacific Ocean with a population of 91,444 as of 2017. Its climate is hot and dry. Due to its oil reserves, and ability to produce aviation ...
(''Icterus turmalis'') is known from late
Quaternary
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fossil remains from
Peru
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