- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold troupial, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the troupial
The Venezuelan troupial, the national bird of Venezuela, is found in Colombia, Venezuela and several Caribbean islands including Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Trinidad and Puerto Rico. It is a fairly large bird with a long tail and bulky bill, a black head and upper breast, orange underparts and back, and black wings marked with a white streak. Each yellow eye is ringed by bright blue bare skin. It lives in dry woodland, scrub, plains and open savanna, where it eats fruit, including the fruits of the giant cactus, and sometimes the young and eggs of other birds. It builds no nest of its own and instead takes over those of others.
Troupial facts
- It is an obligate nest pirate, taking vacant nests or driving owners out of active ones.
- The name troupial comes from a French word meaning troop, because the birds live in flocks.
- Pairs sing duets to defend territory and keep in contact.
- In season, giant cactus fruit makes up its entire diet.
Where to see troupial in the U.S.
4 zoos across 3 states
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Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
