Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Baltimore Orioles nest in the Mountains and pass through the rest of North Carolina in the fall and spring, but are most often noticed by backyard birders when they appear at their suet feeders in winter.
Baltimore Oriole
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Baltimore Oriole
Few birds can match the bold coloring of the male Baltimore oriole. With it's signature black and orange feathers, it's no wonder so many people want this flier at their feeders.
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: ICTERIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern ...
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
The Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) is a common breeding species across the eastern two-thirds of the United States. The species winters across much of Mexico southward into northern South America.
Baltimore Oriole
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see oriole.
More on Baltimore Oriole
Oriole - common name applied to various perching birds of the Old (family Oriolidae) and New (family Icteridae) Worlds.
Baltimore Oriole Sounds
Male Song © Barb & Jim Beck
The male Baltimore Oriole's primary song is often described phonetically as Look up here, Peter, Peter, Peter.
Male Song © Barb & Jim Beck ...
Baltimore Oriole Range
Audio
Fast Facts
Type: Bird Diet: Omnivore Size: 7 to 8.25 in (18 to 21 cm) Weight: 1.2 oz (35 g) Did you know? Young male orioles do not achieve their adult plumage until autumn of their second year.
Male Baltimore Oriole can be told from other black and orange orioles by its completely black head. Female is similar to other female orioles but can be told from Bullock's by its more orange breast and less gray upperparts.
Baltimore Oriole
(Icterus galbula)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2010
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed
2002 to 2006: Confirmed
2007 to 2011: Confirmed ...
THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE, OR HANG-NEST.
[Northern Oriole (see also Bullock's Troopial).]
(State Bird of Maryland)
ICTERUS BALTIMORE, Linn.
[Icterus galbula.] ...
Baltimore Orioles
The adult male Baltimore oriole is 7 to 8 inches long with a
brilliant orange stomach and chest, a glossy black head, throat,
back, and wings, and white wing bars. These colors, are not assumed
until the male's second year.
Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula
Bar-winged Oriole, Icterus maculialatus
Black-cowled Oriole, Icterus prosthemelas ...
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula (scientific)
Baltimore orioles are usually seen in tall trees around fields, parks, and backyards. They migrate to the eastern half of the United States during the spring and summer.
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula. Breeder. Common in spring and fall, and rare in winter and summer in Gulf Coast region. In Tennessee Valley region, fairly common in spring and fall, and rare in summer.
Baltimore Oriole
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Orchard Oriole
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
The Baltimore Oriole is a bird that lives in open forests in the eastern North America. A western US variety of oriole (Bullock's Oriole) is a very similar bird.
Oriole
The Baltimore Oriole is a black and orange bird that eats fruit and nectar. It builds a hanging nest.
Oropendola, Crested
The crested oropendola is a tropical black bird that makes long, pendulous nests.
The breeding orioles of Nova Scotia belong to the subspecies Icterus galbula galbula, the "Baltimore Oriole," as distinguished from the western "Bullock's Oriole," Icterus galbula bullocki, and related subspecies.
The species most similar to the Orchard Oriole is the Baltimore Oriole, previously named the Northern Oriole.
You probably knew that the Baltimore Oriole is the state bird of Maryland, but did you know that Icterus galbula was named for Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, the founder of Maryland?
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Baltimore oriole
Location at the Zoo: Americas
Region:
North America ...
These birds include Baltimore orioles, wood ducks, barred owls, black-crowned night-herons, red-shouldered hawks, red-tailed hawks, Cooper’s hawks, screech-owls, ruby-throated hummingbirds, downy woodpeckers, pileated woodpeckers, ...
Common Redpoll
Blackburnian Warbler
Baltimore Oriole
American Robin (on breast)
American Redstart ...
The Baltimore Oriole usually migrates to where there are large trees. It is more likely in tall elms, where it builds its nest. Their summer range extends beyond the Northeastern States into southern Canada.
It is easily differentiated from the song of the Baltimore Oriole because song is longer, of lower frequency, and the notes sound flat and of the same pitch. Scott's Oriole is similar in appearance, but can be distinguished by its black back.
 See also: Oriole, Orchard Oriole, Purple, Finch, Robin
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