The Hispaniolan Oriole (Icterus dominicensis) is a species of bird

Bird

Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

 in the Icteridae family. It is endemic to Hispaniola

Hispaniola

Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...

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The taxon was formerly lumped with the Cuban Oriole

Cuban Oriole

The Cuban Oriole is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is endemic to Cuba.The taxon was formerly lumped with the Bahama Oriole , Hispaniolan Oriole , and Puerto Rican Oriole into a single species until all four were elevated to full species in 2010.Its natural...

 (Icterus melanopsis), Bahama Oriole

Bahama Oriole

The Bahama Oriole is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is endemic to the Bahamas. The taxon was formerly lumped with the Cuban Oriole , Hispaniolan Oriole , and Puerto Rican Oriole into a single species until all four were elevated to full species in...

 (Icterus northropi), and Puerto Rican Oriole

Puerto Rican Oriole

The Puerto Rican Oriole is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.The taxon was formerly lumped with the Cuban Oriole , Hispaniolan Oriole , and Bahama Oriole into a single species until all four were elevated to full species in 2010.Its...

 (Icterus portoricensis) into a single species until all four were elevated to full species in 2010.

Its natural habitat

Habitat

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s are subtropical or tropical dry forest

Forest

A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...

s, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and plantation

Plantation

A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...

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