Baltimore oriole
Icterus galbula (Linnaeus, 1758)
The baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 32.8 g to 34.7 g and live up to 11.6 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the baltimore oriole
- Weight
- 32.8 g – 34.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 11.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 14 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the baltimore oriole live?
Not recorded
What is the baltimore oriole?
The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its common name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of 17th-century 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.
The Baltimore oriole is the state bird of Maryland, and the namesake and mascot for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.
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Is the baltimore oriole endangered?
The baltimore oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the baltimore oriole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyIcteridae
- genusIcterus
- SpeciesIcterus galbula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Coracias galbula, Icterus baltimore, Icterus baltimorus, Icterus galbula galbula, Oriolus baltimore, Oriolus baltimorus, Oriolus baltimorus, Oriolus tricolor, Yphantes baltimore, Yphantes baltimorensis, Yphantes baltimoriensis
Other names and names in other languages (60)
- Eastern northern orioleEnglish
- Northern orioleEnglish
- trupiál baltimorskýCzech
- Euryn BaltimoreWelsh
- euryn y GogleddWelsh
- BaltimoretrupialGerman
- Baltimore-TrupialGerman
- baltimora ikteroEsperanto
- Cacique VeraneroSpanish
- Bolsero de BaltimoreSpanish
- Bolsero NorteñoSpanish
- Calandria de BaltimoreSpanish
- Cigua Canaria AmericanaSpanish
- Turpial de BaltimoreSpanish
- Turpial norteñoSpanish
- jalakaturpialEstonian
- پری شاهرخ شمالیPersian
- idänlehtoturpiaaliFinnish
- ReyðbrystingurFaroese
- oriole du nordFrench
- Oriole de BaltimoreFrench
- Óiréal tuaisceartachIrish
- Ushag airhey hwoaieScottish Gaelic
- Ti Mèl amerikenHaitian Creole
- פזאיHebrew
- פזאי צפוניHebrew
- narančasto-crni vranjakCroatian
- narancstrupiálHungarian
- PiroloIdo
- ÁlmkrakiIcelandic
- Ittero di BaltimoraItalian
- Oriolo di BaltimoraItalian
- ボルチモアムクドリモドキJapanese
- Škelúta tȟáŋkaLakota
- Baltimorinis trupialasLithuanian
- šiaurinis spalvingasis trupialasLithuanian
- Baltimoras vālodzeLatvian
- SkihásterenMohawk
- BaltimoretroepiaalDutch
- Noordelijke TroepiaalDutch
- lundtrupialNorwegian
- Trupial di BaltimorePapiamento
- kacyk północnyPolish
- corrupião-laranjaPortuguese
- corrupião-de-baltimorePortuguese
- Балтиморская иволгаRussian
- Балтиморский трупиалRussian
- Балтиморский цветной трупиалRussian
- BaltimoretrupiálaNorthern Sami
- bohttotrupiálaNorthern Sami
- Jisha:önSeneca
- trupiál vlhovitýSlovak
- trupialSlovenian
- baltimorski trupialSlovenian
- Baltimorska vugaSerbian
- Baltimor TurpiyalıTurkish
- Baltimor SarıasmasıTurkish
- трупіал балтиморськийUkrainian
- 橙腹拟鹂Chinese
- 橙腹擬黃鸝Chinese
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Relatives of the baltimore oriole
Other species in the same genus Icterus.
Venezuelan troupial
Icterus icterus
Bullock's oriole
Icterus bullockii
Altamira oriole
Icterus gularis
Montserrat oriole
Icterus oberi
White-edged oriole
Icterus graceannae
Yellow-tailed oriole
Icterus mesomelas
CompareBaltimore oriole vs Venezuelan troupialBaltimore oriole vs Bullock's orioleBaltimore oriole vs Altamira orioleBaltimore oriole vs Montserrat oriole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the baltimore oriole?
An adult baltimore oriole weighs 32.8 g – 34.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the baltimore oriole endangered?
The baltimore oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the baltimore oriole live?
The baltimore oriole has a recorded lifespan of 11.6 years.
What kind of animal is the baltimore oriole?
The baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.
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