Altamira oriole

Altamira oriole
Icterus gularis gigas
Honduras
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Icterus
Species:
I. gularis
Binomial name
Icterus gularis
(Wagler, 1829)
Range of I. gularis
  Year-round range

The Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis) is a New World oriole. The bird is widespread in subtropical lowlands of the Mexican Gulf Coast and northern Central America, the Pacific coast and inland. They have since spread to southern Texas, but this was not until 1939.[2]

At 25 cm (9.8 in) and 56 g (2.0 oz), this is the largest oriole in genus Icterus. The bird nests in open woodland, with the nest being a very long woven pouch, attached to the end of a horizontal tree branch, sometimes to telephone wires.

This bird forages high in trees, sometimes in the undergrowth. They mainly eat insects and berries.

These birds are permanent residents, and unlike the migratory orioles that breed in the US, the species is sexually monomorphic—both the males and the females have elaborate coloration and patterning.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Icterus gularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22724108A136742905. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22724108A136742905.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Altamira Oriole". Audubon. National Audubon Society. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2016.