troupial

American  

[troo-pee-uhl] / ˈtru pi əl /

noun

1. any of several American birds of the family Icteridae, especially one with brilliantly colored plumage, as Icterus icterus, of South America.

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troupial British  

/ ˈtruːpɪəl /

noun

1. any of various American orioles of the genus Icterus , esp I. icterus , a bright orange-and-black South American bird

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Etymology

Origin of troupial

First recorded in 1815–25, troupial is from the French word troupiale (so called from its gregariousness). See troop, -ial

Example Sentences

Amongst the willow bushes were flocks of a handsome bird belonging to the Icteridae or troupial family, adorned with a rich plumage of black and saffron-yellow.

From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter