Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusIcterus (New World Orioles)
- SpeciesIcterus spurius (Orchard Oriole)
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. Adult males have chestnut or ochre underparts, while adult females and juveniles have olive-green upper parts and yellowish breasts and bellies. They inhabit semi-open areas with deciduous trees in eastern North America, southern Tamaulipas, and Veracruz. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park
Black-cowled Oriole
Icterus prosthemelas
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Orchard Oriole at Cahuita National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there