Icterus cayanensis;
Epaulet Oriole;
Encontro.

The local subspecies is tibialis, as shown by the yellow thighs; see Jaramillo and Burke 1999. The bird shown here has some grey spots on the head; it seems that he lost feathers there, maybe because of molting, or some disease.
Epaulet Oriole (Icterus cayanensis)
25/01/2006; Fazenda Canaã, Pentecoste, Ceará, Brazil. 200 mm f2.8 lens.