Birds of Nicaragua BETA

    PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae (Oropendolas, Orioles, Blackbirds)  
Genus: Icterus (11 species, 33 worldwide)


Bullock's Oriole
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
Vancouver, Canada  
   
Photograph by Nigel from Vancouver     Copyright and usage info


Yellow-backed Oriole
Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater giraudii)
ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Male
Rondeau Provincial Park, Canada  
   
Photograph by Mdf (Wikipedia)     Copyright and usage info

Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Male Immature
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.

Altamira Oriole
Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis)
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.

Jamaican Oriole
Jamaican Oriole (Icterus leucopteryx lawrencii) Rare/Accidental
Isla San Andres, Colombia
  Found in Jamaica and on Isla San Andres.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow-tailed Oriole
Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas)
ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia
  Only inside of the tail is yellow.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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


Black-cowled Oriole
Black-cowled Oriole (Icterus prosthemelas)
Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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


Orchard Oriole
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) Male
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Orchard Oriole
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) Female
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)
La Petaca Road, Sinaloa, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.



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