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A photo of a Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), male
Orchard Oriole, Male

Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

The orchard oriole (Icterus spurius) is the smallest species of icterid. The subspecies of the Caribbean coast of Mexico, I. s. fuertesi, is sometimes considered a separate species, the ochre oriole or Fuertes's oriole. The bill is pointed and black with some blue-gray at the base of the lower mandible. The adult male of the nominate subspecies has chestnut on the underparts, shoulder, and rump, with the rest of the plumage black. In the subspecies I. s. fuertesi, the chestnut is replaced with ochre. The adult female and the juvenile of both subspecies have olive-green on the upper parts and yellowish on the breast and belly. All adults have pointed bills and white wing bars. (Orchard orioles are considered to be adults after their second year.) One-year-old males are yellow-greenish with a black bib.
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John Skelton
Sunday 28 May 2023 - 5:42pm
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Johan Stephanie O
Sunday 28 May 2023 - 3:12pm
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Hector Garcia
Sunday 28 May 2023 - 3:11pm
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Marija Kuna
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