Orchard oriole
Icterus spurius
Identification Tips:
Male:
- Black head, back, breast, wings and tail
- Brown underparts, shoulder, and rump
- Immature male similar to female but has black throat
Female:
- Greenish-gray upperparts
- Yellowish underparts
- Two wing bars
Similar species:
Male Orchard Oriole is quite distictive. Female Baltimore and Bullock's
Orioles have grayer bellies than female Orchard Orioles. Female Hooded
Oriole very similar but has a decurved bill.