Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula (Linnaeus, 1758) NOROR 19180
Family: Passeriformes > Icteridae

Adult male Baltimore Orioles are striking and unmistakable birds, but those individuals recorded in Britain tend to be first winter birds which are a duller orange. This is an extremely rare North American visitor.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
200 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
200 records

BTO RECORDS

200 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
200 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Baltimore Oriole, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Euryn y Gogledd
Catalan: turpial de Baltimore
Czech: trupiál baltimorský
Danish: Baltimore-trupial
Dutch: Baltimoretroepiaal
Estonian: jalakaturpial
Finnish: idänlehtoturpiaali
French: Oriole de Baltimore
German: Baltimoretrupial
Hungarian: narancstrupiál
Icelandic: Álmkraki
Italian: Ittero di Baltimora
Latvian: Baltimoras valodze
Lithuanian: šiaurinis spalvingasis trupialas
Norwegian: Lundtrupial
Polish: kacyk pólnocny
Portuguese: corrupião-de-baltimore / corrupião-laranja
Slovak: trupiál vlhovitý
Slovenian: trupial
Spanish: Turpial de Baltimore
Swedish: baltimoretrupial

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