Baltimore oriole / Baltimoretrupial (Icterus galbula)
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Classification: Genus Icterus; Family New world blackbirds, orioles and allies (Icteridae)
General: The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of Lord Baltimore. Observations of interbreeding between the Baltimore oriole and the western Bullock's oriole, Icterus bullockii, led to both being classified as a single species, called the northern oriole, from 1973 to 1995. Research by James Rising, a professor of zoology at the University of Toronto, and others showed that the two birds actually did not interbreed significantly.[2] [more]
First documented observation : 2021-06-18 in Maryland.
Media
Baltimore oriole. 2022-04-29 12.40.14 Maryland |
MerlinBirdID says Baltimore oriole, and Jacqueline also saw one, though I was doubtful. 2023-04-01 07.21.00 Yucatan |
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Seldom seen Baltimore Oriole, Cromwell Valley Park. 2021-06-18 11.34.42 Maryland |