Bar-winged Oriole
Icterus maculialatus
The Bar-winged Oriole (Icterus maculialatus) is a rare new world blackbirds, troupials, and alli found in 4 countries, weighing about 37 g. The bar-winged oriole is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds.
About the Bar-winged Oriole
The bar-winged oriole is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
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How to identify it
The bar-winged oriole is 20.5 to 23 cm (8.1 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 31 to 59 g (1.1 to 2.1 oz). Adult males have a black head, throat, upper breast, back, and tail. Their rump is yellow. Their wing is mostly black with yellow lesser and median coverts and large white tips on the greater coverts. The yellow shows as a patch and the white as a wing bar on the closed wing. Their flight feathers have white edges. Their underparts below the breast are golden-yellow. Adult females have an olive crown, back, rump, and tail. Voice: The bar-winged oriole's song is "a bouncing series of rich, sweet whistles, sa'weet-so'sweet-so'really'sweet-so'saw'weet" and its call "a scratchy, harsh chiiirrrrr".
Where it lives
When to see it
The Bar-winged Oriole can be seen all year round, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Bar-winged Oriole?
- The bar-winged oriole is 20.5 to 23 cm (8.1 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 31 to 59 g (1.1 to 2.1 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Bar-winged Oriole?
- The Bar-winged Oriole is a small sized bird weighing about 37 g.
- Where can you see a Bar-winged Oriole?
- The Bar-winged Oriole occurs in 4 countries, including Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras.
- What birds look similar to a Bar-winged Oriole?
- The Bar-winged Oriole is most easily confused with the St. Lucia Oriole, the Bahama Oriole and the Montserrat Oriole.
- Is the Bar-winged Oriole endangered?
- The Bar-winged Oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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