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Yellow-tailed Oriole

Icterus mesomelas

Least ConcernInvertebratesWoodlandCup nestSmall · 40 g
Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas), photo 1
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Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas), photo 2
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Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas), photo 3
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Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas), photo 4
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Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas), photo 5
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Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas), photo 6
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Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas), photo 7
Photo: Liam Steele · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas), photo 8
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Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas), photo 9
Photo: Liam Steele · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-tailed Oriole (Icterus mesomelas), photo 10
Photo: Liam Steele · CC BY 4.0

About the Yellow-tailed Oriole

The yellow-tailed oriole is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It breeds from southern Mexico to western Peru and northwestern Venezuela; in Peru it also lives in a river valley corridor.

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What the Yellow-tailed Oriole sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Yellow-tailed Oriole lives

Regular range
Belize Ecuador Mexico Panama Colombia Guatemala Peru Costa Rica Nicaragua Venezuela Honduras

When to see the Yellow-tailed Oriole

Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Black-vented Oriole (Icterus wagleri) Black-vented OrioleIcterus wagleriThe black-vented oriole is 20.5 to 23 cm (8.1 to 9.1 in) long. Audubon's Oriole (Icterus graduacauda) Audubon's OrioleIcterus graduacaudaThe male of the species has a black hood, mandible, and throat, as well as a black tail. Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis) Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralisThe spot-breasted oriole is about 21 cm (8.3 in) long.

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