About the Spot-breasted Oriole
The spot-breasted oriole is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. It also has an introduced population in southern Florida.
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The spot-breasted oriole is about 21 cm (8.3 in) long. Its wing chord is 8.8 to 11.4 cm (3.5 to 4.5 in), its tail 8.5 to 11.2 cm (3.3 to 4.4 in), its culmen 1.9 to 2.4 cm (0.75 to 0.94 in), and its tarsus 2.6–3 cm (1.0–1.2 in). Males weigh an average of about 53 g (1.9 oz) and females about 45 g (1.6 oz). The sexes have the essentially same plumage though females are duller than males. Adults of the nominate subspecies I. p. pectoralis have a mostly deep orange head and nape. They have a black "mask", throat, "bib" on the upper breast, mantle, and back. Their rump is orange. Voice: The spot-breasted oriole's song is "a sweet, melodic rising and falling series of repeated clear whistles: eeeep!-weu'peeer-eeeep!-weu'peeer-eeeep!-weu'peeer..." and its calls include "a harsh, scratchy, nasal raannk...and a hoarse chatter".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Yellow-tailed OrioleIcterus mesomelasThe yellow-tailed oriole is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae.
Black-vented OrioleIcterus wagleriThe black-vented oriole is 20.5 to 23 cm (8.1 to 9.1 in) long.
Audubon's OrioleIcterus graduacaudaThe male of the species has a black hood, mandible, and throat, as well as a black tail.
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