Venezuelan troupial

Common name: Venezuelan Troupial / Turpial Venezolano Scientific name: Icterus icterus

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As mentioned in the name, the Venezuelan Troupial is the national bird of Venezuela, but it is also found in Colombia, and the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, and Puerto Rico. This bird is as big as the Greater Antillean grackle (you can even get confused if you don't know about the Venezuelan Troupial). The difference between the two is their coloration. The Greater Antillean grackle is completely black in color, with a bit of iridescent if you look close enough. On the other hand, the Venezuelan Troupial has a black back, face and wings, a bright orange chest and belly, and a light blue tear drop tag around each eye. Their juveniles resemble their adult forms, except that they have a duller orange, a bit of brown color where there black ones are located, and a duller blue on their eye patches.

They inhabit dry areas like woodlands and cities, where their diets consist mostly of insects, fruits, eggs, and other small birds. In other words, they are omnivorous. Here they take over the nests of other birds even if they aren't vacant. After this, breeding occurs between monogamous pairs producing three to four eggs. These are pinkish in color with dark spots around the bottom part of the egg.

References:

Anonymous. (2020). Venezuelan Troupial. Retrieved from eBirds: https://ebird.org/species/ventro1

Johnson, S. (2011). Troupials (Icterus icterus) - also known as Northern Troupials or Venezuelan

Troupials. Retrieved from Beauty of Birds: https://www.beautyofbirds.com/troupials.html#diet