Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusIcterus (New World Orioles)
- SpeciesIcterus pustulatus (Streak-backed Oriole)
The streak-backed oriole (Icterus pustulatus) is a medium-sized species of passerine bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Mexico, in Central America from Guatemala to Costa Rica, and occasionally in the United States. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca
Black-vented Oriole
Icterus wagleri
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
Black-backed Oriole
Icterus abeillei
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Audubon's Oriole
Icterus graduacauda
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Streak-backed Oriole at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca — 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
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 6 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 16 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 17 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 18 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |