Hooded Oriole
Relatives in same Genus
Bullock's Oriole (I. bullockii) ...
The Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) occurs from south and west Texas across the southwest and into California. The male in the top 3 images shown here was feeding on the nectar of palo verde blooms in Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona, in May, 2008.
Rare stray Streak-backed Oriole has streaked, not black, back. Female Baltimore and Bullock's Orioles have grayer bellies than female Hooded Orioles. Female Orchard Oriole very similar but has a less decurved bill.
8. Hooded Oriole female, nest-building in Presidio, San Francisco
9. Juvenile American Avocet, Redwood Shores
10. Merlin, Grizzly Island, Solano County ...
Hooded Oriole
Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae
The Icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful passerine birds restricted to the New World and include the grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles.
The Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus), illustrated at right and pictured at top, is from 7-7-3/4 inches long. This is the only common U.S. oriole with an orange crown. The bill is long and slightly curved.
Range The hooded oriole breeds from northern coastal and central California, southern Nevada, central Arizona and western Texas south into northern Mexico. It winters in southern California, Texas and Mexico.
 See also: Oriole, Vulture, Quail, Sparrow, Flycatcher
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