Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
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Call and song
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About the Baltimore Oriole
The common oriole in the eastern U.S., wintering to northern South America. Adult males are stunning: bright orange with a black head and bold white wingbar. Females vary from yellowish to bright orange below, often with blotchy black on the head. Breeds in deciduous trees in open woodlands, forest edges, orchards, riversides, parks, and backyards. Listen for rich whistled song. Visits feeders with nectar and fruits. Females can be very difficult to distinguish from Bullock's Oriole, and hybrids do occur. Baltimore is usually brightest on the breast, not the face.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 47 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
- Anguilla
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- Canada
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- France
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- High Seas
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Spain
- Sweden
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
