Altamira Oriole

分类位置

同属物种

Audubon's Oriole

Audubon's Oriole

Bahama Oriole

Bahama Oriole

州鳥

Baltimore Oriole

Bar-winged Oriole

Bar-winged Oriole

Black-backed Oriole

Black-backed Oriole

Black-cowled Oriole

Black-cowled Oriole

形态与习性

The Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis) is a New World oriole. The bird is widespread in subtropical lowlands of the Mexican Gulf Coast and northern Central America, the Pacific coast and inland. They have since spread to southern Texas, but this was not until 1939. At 25 cm (9.8 in) and 56 g (2.0 oz), this is the largest oriole in genus Icterus. The bird nests in open woodland, with the nest being a very long woven pouch, attached to the end of a horizontal tree branch, sometimes to telephone wir