Turpial

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Brilliant orange body, black hood and an electric-blue eye ring make the Turpial unmissable. It sings ringing whistles from thorny treetops in Venezuela’s dry savannas, then snaps up insects and figs—keeping pests down and seeds on the move across the forest edge.
Technical factsheet
Type:Bird
Habitat:Savanna
Diet:Omnivore
Continents:South America, North America
Size:23–28 cm length
Weight:60–90 g
Activity:Diurnal
Social behavior:Solitary
Lifespan:7–10 years in the wild
Habitat: The Turpial can be found in Colombia, Puerto-rico, Venezuela, Trinidad-and-tobago