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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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When to see the Spot-breasted Oriole
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Spot-breasted Oriole
The map shades 8 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
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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Easily confused with
Audubon's OrioleIcterus graduacaudaThe male of the species has a black hood, mandible, and throat, as well as a black tail.
Side by side: Black-cowled Oriole vs Spot-breasted Oriole · Black-vented Oriole vs Spot-breasted Oriole · Audubon's Oriole vs Spot-breasted Oriole
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