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Baltimore oriole
species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird. It is common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Icteridae |
Genus: | Icterus |
Species: | I. galbula |
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Icterus galbula | |
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The Baltimore oriole is the state bird of Maryland. It is also the inspiration for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.