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Altamira oriole

Icterus gularis (Wagler, 1829)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The altamira oriole (Icterus gularis) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 51.5 g to 86 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the altamira oriole

Weight
51.5 g – 86 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the altamira oriole live?

Not recorded

What is the altamira oriole?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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 wires.

This bird forages high in trees, sometimes in the undergrowth. They mainly eat insects and berries.

These birds are permanent residents, and unlike the migratory orioles that breed in the US, the species is sexually monomorphic—both the males and the females have elaborate coloration and patterning.

From the Wikipedia article “Altamira oriole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altamira_oriole&oldid=1380651147), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the altamira oriole endangered?

The altamira oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the altamira oriole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyIcteridae
  6. genusIcterus
  7. SpeciesIcterus gularis (Wagler, 1829)

Synonyms Psarocolius gularis

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Lichtenstein's orioleEnglish
  • turpial d'AltamiraCatalan
  • trupiál altamirskýCzech
  • euryn AltamiraWelsh
  • Altamira TrupialDanish
  • SchwarzkehltrupialGerman
  • Schwarzkehl-TrupialGerman
  • altamira ikteroEsperanto
  • PicanaranjaSpanish
  • Bolsero de AltamiraSpanish
  • Calandria Dorso Negro MayorSpanish
  • Turpial camperoSpanish
  • Turpial de AltamiraSpanish
  • kuningasturpiaaliFinnish
  • Oriole à gros becFrench
  • crnogrli vranjakCroatian
  • feketetorkú trupiálHungarian
  • Oriolo di AltamiraItalian
  • オレンジムクドリモドキJapanese
  • orenjimukudorimodokiJapanese
  • juodagurklis spalvingasis trupialasLithuanian
  • Altamiras vālodzeLatvian
  • AltamiratroepiaalDutch
  • eldoradotrupialNorwegian
  • kacyk dużyPolish
  • corrupião-bicudoPortuguese
  • corrupião-de-altamiraPortuguese
  • Галстучный трупиалRussian
  • Черногорлый цветной трупиалRussian
  • trupiál čiernohrdlýSlovak
  • Altamirska vugaSerbian
  • Altamira TurpiyalıTurkish
  • трупіал чорноволийUkrainian
  • 橙拟鹂Chinese
  • 橙头拟鹂Chinese
  • 橙頭擬黃鸝Chinese

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Relatives of the altamira oriole

Other species in the same genus Icterus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the altamira oriole?

An adult altamira oriole weighs 51.5 g – 86 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the altamira oriole endangered?

The altamira oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the altamira oriole?

The altamira oriole (Icterus gularis) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/altamira-oriole

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BibTeX
@misc{altamira_oriole_2026,
  title = {Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/altamira-oriole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}