Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae (Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds)  
Genus: Icterus (32 species)


Black-backed Oriole
Black-backed Oriole (Icterus abeillei)
Range: MA: sc Mexico
United States  
   
Photograph by Brad Carlson   © All Rights Reserved.


Orange Oriole
Orange Oriole (Icterus auratus) Male
Range: MA: se Mexico
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico  
   
Photograph by James Batt   © All Rights Reserved.


Orange-crowned Oriole
Orange-crowned Oriole (Icterus auricapillus)
Range: MA, SA: Panama to Venezuela
Puerto Triunfo, Magdalena, Colombia
  Yellow in front with black chest and orange head.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Orioles mostly eat fruit.

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Martinique Oriole (Icterus bonana) Vulnerable
Range: NA: Martinique
   



Bullock's Oriole
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
Range: NA: sw Canada through w USA to n Mexico
Vancouver, Canada  
   
Photograph by Nigel from Vancouver     Copyright and usage info


Epaulet Oriole
Epaulet Oriole (Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus)
Range: SA: Guiana Shield and Amazonia
Inírida, Guainía, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Variable Oriole, but note yellow shoulder patch.

Yellow-backed Oriole
Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater giraudii)
Range: MA, SA: s Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador
ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Orange-backed Troupial
Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus croconotus)
Range: SA: n, w, sw Amazonia to n Argentina
Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Hooded Oriole
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) Male
Range: NA, MA: sw USA, Mexico and Belize
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico  
   
Photograph by James Batt   © All Rights Reserved.

Hooded Oriole
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) Female
Range: NA, MA: sw USA, Mexico and Belize
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico  
   
Photograph by James Batt   © All Rights Reserved.

Similar to Altamira Oriole, but note a little more black in the face.

Hispaniolan Oriole
Hispaniolan Oriole (Icterus dominicensis)
Range: NA: Hispaniola
Puerto Escondido, Dominican Republic  
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Male
Range: NA: c, se Canada to c, se USA
Rondeau Provincial Park, Canada  
   
Photograph by Mdf (Wikipedia)     Copyright and usage info

Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Male Immature
Range: NA: c, se Canada to c, se USA
Costa Rica
  Female is variable in plumage (HBW) and this could be an immature male or female. The female may be yellower than the male.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant.

White-edged Oriole
White-edged Oriole (Icterus graceannae)
Range: SA: sw Ecuador and nw Peru
south, Ecuador
  White-edged refers to the white edges on the wing and tail feathers.
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info


Audubon's Oriole
Audubon's Oriole (Icterus graduacauda audubonii)
Range: NA, MA: s Texas, Mexico
Salineno, Texas, United States  
   
Photograph by Andy Morffew     Copyright and usage info


Altamira Oriole
Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis)
Range: NA, MA: s Texas to Honduras
Salineno, Texas, United States
  The largest oriole.
   
Photograph by Andy Morffew     Copyright and usage info

Similar to Hooded Oriole, but note a little less black in the face.

Venezuelan Troupial
Venezuelan Troupial (Icterus icterus)
Range: SA: Colombia and Venezuela
Zoo, Cali, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

National bird of Venezuela.

Campo Troupial
Campo Troupial (Icterus jamacaii)
Range: SA: e Brazil
 
   
Photograph by Marco Cruz   © All Rights Reserved.


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St. Lucia Oriole (Icterus laudabilis) Endangered
Range: NA: St. Lucia
   



Jamaican Oriole
Jamaican Oriole (Icterus leucopteryx lawrencii)
Range: NA: Jamaica and Cayman Is.
Isla San Andres, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Bar-winged Oriole
Bar-winged Oriole (Icterus maculialatus)
Range: MA: s Mexico to El Salvador
Mexico  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info


Cuban Oriole
Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis)
Range: NA: Cuba
Bermejas Forest Reserve, Cuba  
 
Photograph by Patty McGann     Copyright and usage info


Yellow-tailed Oriole
Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas)
Range: MA, SA: ec Mexico to nw Peru
ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia
  Only inside of the tail is yellow.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow Oriole
Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis nigrogularis)
Range: SA: n
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
  More yellow on face than Yellow-backed Oriole, and note white on wings.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found at sea level, and common in arid scrub as well as farmland.

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Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi) Endangered
Range: NA: Bahamas
 



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Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi) Vulnerable
Range: NA: Montserrat
   



Scott's Oriole
Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum) Male
Range: NA, MA: sc USA and Mexico
Madera Canyon, Arizona, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info

Scott's Oriole
Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum) Female
Range: NA, MA: sc USA and Mexico
Madera Canyon, Arizona, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info


Spot-breasted Oriole
Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis)
Range: MA: widespread
Florida,  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis)
Range: NA: Puerto Rico
 



Black-cowled Oriole
Black-cowled Oriole (Icterus prosthemelas)
Range: MA: s Mexico to Panama
Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Streak-backed Oriole
Streak-backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus)
Range: MA: widespread
Playa Potrero, Guanacaste, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Variable Oriole
Variable Oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus)
Range: SA: sc
Iguazu National Park, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Epaulet Oriole, but note red shoulder patch.

Orchard Oriole
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) Male
Range: NA, MA: se Canada to c and e Mexico
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Orchard Oriole
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) Female
Range: NA, MA: se Canada to c and e Mexico
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States  
   
Photograph by Kelly Colgan Azar     Copyright and usage info

Northern migrant.

Black-vented Oriole
Black-vented Oriole (Icterus wagleri castaneopectus)
Range: MA: Mexico to Nicaragua
La Petaca Road, Sinaloa, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.



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