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The orchard oriole (Icterus spurius) is the smallest species of icterid. The subspecies of the Caribbean coast of Mexico, I. s. fuertesi, is sometimes considered a separate species, the ochre oriole or Fuertes's oriole. The orchard oriole is a small bird with a length of 5.9-7.1 inches, a weight of 0.6-1.0 ounces, and a wingspan of 9.8 inches.
Baltimore orioles. The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of 17th-century Lord Baltimore.
Orioles have always been a bird watching favorite, even before the species became a household name thanks to America's pastime. The Baltimore Oriole is known for its striking orange plumage ...
The smallest icterid species is the orchard oriole, in which the female averages 15 cm in length (6 in) and 18 g (0.040 lb) in weight, while the largest is the Amazonian oropendola, the male of which measures 52 cm (20 in) and weighs about 550 g (1.21 lb).
Check out the “colorful bunch” of birds you might see in your backyard or on birding excursions. Here are the colorful birds — including orioles — migrating to NC this fall and winter Skip ...
Hooded oriole: Icterus cucullatus Swainson, 1827: 52 Black-cowled oriole: Icterus prosthemelas (Strickland, 1850) 53 Orchard oriole: Icterus spurius (Linnaeus, 1766) 54 Cuban oriole: Icterus melanopsis (Wagler, 1829) 55 Bahama oriole: Icterus northropi Allen, JA, 1890: 56 Martinique oriole: Icterus bonana (Linnaeus, 1766) 57 Puerto Rican oriole
The Puerto Rican oriole (Icterus portoricensis), or calandria is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, and genus Icterus or New World blackbirds.This species is a part of a subgroup of orioles (Clade A) that includes the North American orchard oriole, Icterus spurius, and the hooded oriole, Icterus cucullatus.
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