xanthornis, and Icterus xanthornus before is current assignment in Icterus.

The yellow oriole has these four subspecies:

*I. n. nigrogularis (Hahn, 1819)
*I. n. curasoensis Ridgway, 1884
*I. n. helioeides Clark, AH, 1902
*I. n. trinitatis Hartert, EJO, 1913

Subspecies I. n. nigrogularis has the local name "gonzalito" in Venezuela. I. n. trinitatis