Scientific Name: Icterus parisorum
Population Estimate: Unknown, but Least Concern status
Range / Habitat: Found in arid and semi-arid foothills and canyons with open woodland. Summers up to southwestern US, year-round in central Mexico and Baja.
Field Notes: Medium-sized songbird, male brilliant yellow and black, unmistakable in range. Female with light grey head and back, overall duller.
Personal Notes: Chance finding on our first drive-through of Joshua Tree National Park.
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