Scientific name:
Icterus

Natural spread:
means -, South America

is not only especially colorful birds the Trupiale, a species-rich type of the Stärlinge, but counts also to the best singers and nest-farmers of the family. In the tropics and subtropics of means and South America, the sexes differ externally not, probably however with the few types, that has its brood-areas as migratory birds in North America.

Way of life, types The thin, downward bent beak of these birds is especially well suitable for the insect-catch; however, this doesn't mean that tree-fruits are not consumed just as gladly. Z is in North America. B. the Baltimore-Trupial (Icterus galbula); 18-20 cm of length, with the owners of the orchards very unwillingly seen, because the birds collapse in big swarms on the train from and after South-Canada and can prepare considerable damage. The smallest type, the Obstgarten-Trupial (Icterus spurius); 15-16 cm of length, likes to be in North America's plantations to the incubation, makes through the way-catch of innumerable Schadinsekten useful, however.

From the purely tropical types, it is befiederte Jamaica or Orangetrupial (Icterus nigrogularis) gold-yellow also with us well known, because it belongs to the gladly held cage-birds. At head, wings and tail, its plumage is black. In captivity, it appears as good singer and mockers, as well like the similarly colored Weißflügel-Trupial (Icterus icterus); 24-26 cm of length.

Brood With the Trupialen, there is admittedly a solid pair-relationship; however, the male is few involved at the brood-business. So, the female takes over the nest-construction and the Bebrütung of this in the north 4-6, in the south 2 eggs. The actual Nistkammer lies in a fine-woven bag, that hangs down from a tree; however, it is much smaller. For the incubation, the birds prefer the nearer surroundings of a water since the insects required for the Aufzucht of the boys are more numerous here.