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Black-vented Oriole

Icterus wagleriOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Blackbirds and Orioles (Icteridae)

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General

Black-vented Oriole: Large oriole with black hood, upper back, wings, and tail, including vent. Underparts and lower back are bright yellow-orange. Female and juvenile are mostly yellow with black-streaked chin; other black areas are replaced by olive-gray.

Range and Habitat

Black-vented Oriole: Common in Mexico; accidental visitor to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Preferred habitats include pine-oak and tropical deciduous forests.

Voice Text

"nyeh", "nur"

Interesting Facts

 The Black-vented Oriole was first described in 1857 by Philip Lutley Sclater, an English lawyer and zoologist.

 A group of orioles are collectively known as a "pitch" and a "split" of orioles.



Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Family Orioles and Blackbirds (Icteridae)_blue
Species Icterus wagleri
Length8.5 - 9 Inches
Wingspan13.75 Inches

Black-vented Oriole

Black-vented Oriole: Large oriole with black hood, upper back, wings, and tail, including vent. Underparts and lower back are bright yellow-orange. Black bill is long and slender. Legs and feet are gray. Forages in trees and bushes. Feeds on insects, berries and fruit. Strong, swift, direct flight.

● Song: "nyeh", "nur"

● Foraging & Feeding: Black-vented Oriole: Eats insects, berries, and fruits; forages for food low to high in trees and bushes.

● Breeding & nesting: Black-vented Oriole: Two to six pale blue or white eggs, heavily marked with brown and black, are laid in a nest made of plant fibers, lined with finer materials, and built low in a bush or tree. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Black-vented Oriole: Scott's Oriole has conspicuous white wing-bars, white edges on tertials and secondaries, and yellow basal half to outer tail feathers.

Flight Pattern

Strong swift direct flight on rapidly beating wings.
Black-vented Oriole Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Black-vented Oriole: Common in Mexico; accidental visitor to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Preferred habitats include pine-oak and tropical deciduous forests.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationAccidental in North America
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight1.5 Ounces