Martinique Oriole

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and plantations .

The Martinique Oriole is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Martinique Oriole (Icterus bonana) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is endemic to Martinique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and plantations . References - * BirdLife International 2004. Icterus bonana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More

the island is noted for, the endemic Martinique Oriole, which occurs in the higher forests of mountains in the interior of the island, and the near endemic White-breasted Thrasher, an inhabitant of dry lowland forest in coastal regions. The thrasher is one of the rarest birds in the Caribbean, and indeed in the world, and we devote much of the morning to finding this species. If we have not found the oriole whilst searching for the thrasher, then we visit the montane rain forest of the Pitons du Carbet. More

Martinique Oriole is endemic to the island's dry forests. Martinique, since 1953, is subject to the same legislation as metropolitan France, producing a lot of conservation involvement at the local level by French non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Yearly revisions to French legislation are produced by the Direction de la Protection de la Nature on Martinique. Martinique Regional Park (702 square km) places most of the island under protected status. More

MARTINIQUE ORIOLE which fed unconcernedly low in bushes, oblivious to pishing. St. Lucia: This is a most picturesque island but I don't advise following our procedure of evening arrival, renting a car and driving south (through the busy little capital of Castries) on the incredibly windy, hilly but decently wide highway to Soufri More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Icteridae
Genus : Icterus
Species : bonana
Authority : (Linnaeus, 1766)