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Scott's Oriole

Icterus parisorumOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Blackbirds and Orioles (Icteridae)
Scott's Oriole Breeding Adult Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Dagger, All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Dark brown or black.
  • Head Pattern: Plain
  • Crown Color: Black
  • Forehead Color: Black
  • Nape Color: Black
  • Throat Color: Black
  • Cere color: No Data
Scott's Oriole Breeding Adult Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 19-23 cm (7.5-9 in)
  • Weight: 37 g (1.3 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: White, Black, Yellow
  • Underparts: Bright Yellow
  • Upperparts: Black
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
  • Wingspan Range: 25-34 cm (10-13.5 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Squared Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Black
  • Under Tail: Black and yellow.
  • Leg Color: Gray
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Family Orioles and Blackbirds (Icteridae)_blue
Species Icterus parisorum
Length7.5 - 9 Inches
Wingspan11.75 Inches

Scott's Oriole

Scott's Oriole: Medium-sized oriole with black hood extending onto breast and back. Belly and rump are bright yellow. The wings are black with yellow shoulder patches and two white bars. Tail is yellow with thick black tip and central line. Strong direct flight with rapid wing beats.

● Song: "cherk", "jug", "shack", "zhet"

● Foraging & Feeding: Scott's Oriole: Feeds mainly on insects, such as grasshoppers, small beetles, caterpillars, and butterflies; also eats berries, cactus fruit, and flower nectar. Sometimes forages by climbing on drooping branches and twigs, especially when probing flowers.

● Breeding & nesting: Scott's Oriole: Two to four pale blue eggs marked with gray, black, and brown are laid in a pendant-shaped nest woven through overhanging leaves or suspended from twigs. Nest is built from yucca and palm fibers, and lined with fine grass, cotton waste, and hair. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Scott's Oriole: Audubon's Oriole lacks black back. Other female orioles lack dark streaks on back and have orange in plumages.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Scott's Oriole Breeding Adult Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Scott's Oriole: Breeds in southern California, southern Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas. Spends winters mainly south of the U.S.-Mexico border. Found in desert grassland prairies and mountain canyons, particularly if yucca or palms are present; nests in pinyon-juniper woodlands, sycamores, and cottonwoods.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationFairly common
MigrationMigratory
Weight1.3 Ounces