breeding male; black and orange motif (Michigan, USA; 2007-08-06)


Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula

Native Range: North America

Notes: in the USA, the eastern counterpart of the western Bullock's Oriole, hybridizing with the latter where the two species come into contact in the Great Plains region; found in open deciduous woodlands; builds a hanging gourd-shaped nest.

frontal view; long pointed bill (Michigan, USA; 2007-08-06)
side view; white wingbar (Michigan, USA; 2007-08-06)

dorsal view; sharp contrast of hood, breast (Michigan, USA; 2007-08-06)
female; duller; brownish scapulars, wingbars (Michigan, USA; 2007-08-06)

first-year male; more orange on breast (Michigan, USA; 2006-08-20)
first-year male, dorsal view (Michigan, USA; 2007-08-06)

first-year male, ventral view (Michigan, USA; 2007-08-06)
female or young male (Michigan, USA; 2007-08-06)

female or young male, frontal view (Michigan, USA; 2007-08-06)
female or young male, side view (Michigan, USA; 2007-08-06)