Sentence examples for icterus from inspiring English sources

Tropical members are the troupials (Icterus icterus), oropendolas (Psarocolius), and caciques (Cacicus).

Among the tropical forms of icterids are the epaulet oriole (I. cayanensis) and the troupial (I. icterus).

Among the island's rare and endangered animals are Montserrat orioles (Icterus oberi), Montserrat galliwasps (Diploglossus montisserrati, a type of lizard), and "mountain chickens" (Leptodactylus fallax), large frogs found in the lowlands that were a traditional delicacy but were near extinction in the early 21st century because of habitat loss, overexploitation, and an introduced fungal disease.

Oriole, any of about 30 species of birds of the Old World genus Oriolus, family Oriolidae, or, in the New World, any of the 30 species of Icterus, family Icteridae.