Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Aves › Passeriformes › Icteridae › Icterus
Conservation status: least_concern
The Baltimore Oriole is a striking black and orange songbird that's unmistakable with its bright orange underparts, face, and shoulder patch contrasting sharply against its black head and back. Males are more brilliantly colored than females, and they're famous for weaving intricate hanging pouch nests from plant fibers that dangle from tree branches.
How To Identify
Males boast brilliant orange-gold bodies contrasting sharply with black wings and tails, while females exhibit a slightly more subdued yellow-orange hue.
Habitat
Baltimore Orioles typically inhabit open woodlands, forest edges, and parks with scattered tall trees, particularly favoring areas with elm, cottonwood, and willow trees.
Behaviour
Baltimore Orioles are skilled weavers that construct elaborate hanging pouch nests suspended from tree branches, using plant fibers, grass, and other materials to create a distinctive sock-like structure.
Native Range
The Baltimore oriole is common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird.
Did You Know?
The male's colors resemble those on the coat-of-arms of 17th-century Lord Baltimore, which is how it got its name.
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