#troupials

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BOTD: Venezuelan Troupial

Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen

"A brilliant and brash resident of thornscrub, cactus forests and other arid landscapes. Rather large-headed, often sporting a short shaggy crest, with a blue teardrop of bare skin around each eye, thus differing from most other orioles. Vocalizations are mostly loud and flutelike."

- eBird