White-edged Oriole
Icterus graceannae
The White-edged Oriole (Icterus graceannae) is a rare new world blackbirds, troupials, and alli found in 2 countries, weighing about 40 g. The white-edged oriole is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds.
About the White-edged Oriole
The white-edged oriole is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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How to identify it
The white-edged oriole is 19 to 20 cm (7.5 to 7.9 in) long. Males weigh an average of about 46 g (1.6 oz) and females about 37 g (1.3 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults are mostly orange-yellow. They have black lores, a black "mask", and a black "bib" from the chin to the upper breast. Their back is black. Their wings are mostly black with pale yellow lesser and median coverts. Their innermost secondaries and their tertials have the eponymous wide white edges at their bases that show as a large white patch on the closed wing. Voice: The white-edged oriole's song is a "series of rich musical phrases...e.g. chiro-chowee...weeeenh-weh...chiro-chowee...piro, chiro-chowee...weeeenh-weh...piro, chiro-chowee". Its call is "a distinctive throaty jori-jori" that is usually doubled.
What the White-edged Oriole sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The White-edged Oriole can be seen all year round, with peak activity in November. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a White-edged Oriole?
- The white-edged oriole is 19 to 20 cm (7.5 to 7.9 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a White-edged Oriole?
- The White-edged Oriole is a small sized bird weighing about 40 g.
- Where can you see a White-edged Oriole?
- The White-edged Oriole occurs in 2 countries, including Peru and Ecuador.
- What does a White-edged Oriole sound like?
- You can listen to 2 field recordings of the White-edged Oriole on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a White-edged Oriole?
- The White-edged Oriole is most easily confused with the Bar-winged Oriole, the Jamaican Oriole and the St. Lucia Oriole.
- Is the White-edged Oriole endangered?
- The White-edged Oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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