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Bullock's Oriole

Icterus bullockiorum

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 38 g
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockiorum), photo 1
Photo: Kevin Cole from Pacific Coast, USA (en:User:Kevinlcole) · CC BY 2.0
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockiorum), photo 2
Photo: Clinton & Charles Robertson from Del Rio, Texas & College Station, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockiorum), photo 3
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Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockiorum), photo 4
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Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockiorum), photo 5
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Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockiorum), photo 6
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Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockiorum), photo 7
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Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockiorum), photo 8
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Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockiorum), photo 9
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Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockiorum), photo 10
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ID tip

Bullock's orioles are sexually dimorphic, with males being more brightly colored than females. In addition, adult males tend to be slightly larger and heavier than females. Measurements: Length: 6.7–7.5 inches (17–19 cm) Weight: 1.0–1.5 ounces (28–43 g) Wingspan: 12.2 inches (31 cm) Adults have a pointed bill with a straight culmen. In adult males, the tail is long, square, and jet black. All exposed skin is black, as are the claws and bill, though the base of the lower mandible lightens to bluish-gray.

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When to see the Bullock's Oriole

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

About the Bullock's Oriole

Bullock's oriole is a small New World blackbird. At one time, this species and the Baltimore oriole were considered to be a single species, the northern oriole. This bird is named after William Bullock, an English amateur naturalist.

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Easily confused with

Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus) Orange-backed TroupialIcterus croconotusThe orange-backed troupial grows to a length of about 23 cm (9 in). Variable Oriole (Icterus pyrrhopterus) Variable OrioleIcterus pyrrhopterusThe variable oriole is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long. Cuban Oriole (Icterus melanopsis) Cuban OrioleIcterus melanopsisThe Cuban oriole is a species of songbird in the family Icteridae.

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