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Black-backed oriole

Icterus abeillei (R. P. Lesson, 1839)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 33 g to 34.7 g and live up to 11.6 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei)
Photo: Gonzalo Zepeda Martínez · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-backed oriole

Weight
33 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
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-backed oriole live?

Not recorded

What is the black-backed oriole?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is endemic to Mexico.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-backed oriole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-backed_oriole&oldid=1379929855), 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 black-backed oriole endangered?

The black-backed 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 black-backed oriole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyIcteridae
  6. genusIcterus
  7. SpeciesIcterus abeillei (R. P. Lesson, 1839)

Synonyms Icterus bullockii abeillei, Icterus galbula abeillei, Xanthornus abeillei

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • turpial endolatCatalan
  • trupiál černohřbetýCzech
  • Sortflanket TrupialDanish
  • SchwarzmanteltrupialGerman
  • nigradorsa ikteroEsperanto
  • Turpial dorsinegroSpanish
  • Bolsero dorsioscuroSpanish
  • Calandria Flancos NegrosSpanish
  • meksikonlehtoturpiaaliFinnish
  • Oriole d'AbeilléFrench
  • Oriole d’AbeilléFrench
  • bjelokrili vranjakCroatian
  • feketehátú trupiálHungarian
  • Oriolo dorsoneroItalian
  • メキシコムクドリモドキJapanese
  • juodnugarė volungenėLithuanian
  • Abelē vālodzeLatvian
  • ZwartstuittroepiaalDutch
  • svartryggtrupialNorwegian
  • kacyk czarnogrzbietyPolish
  • corrupião-alvinegroPortuguese
  • corrupião-de-dorso-pretoPortuguese
  • Мексиканский трупиалRussian
  • Мексиканский цветной трупиалRussian
  • trupiál čiernochrbtýSlovak
  • Američka crnoleđa vugaSerbian
  • svartryggig trupialSwedish
  • Kara Sırtlı TurpiyalTurkish
  • трупіал чорноспиннийUkrainian
  • 黑背拟鹂Chinese
  • 黑背擬黃鸝Chinese

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Relatives of the black-backed oriole

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-backed oriole?

An adult black-backed oriole weighs 33 g – 34.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-backed oriole endangered?

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

How long does the black-backed oriole live?

The black-backed oriole has a recorded lifespan of 11.6 years.

What kind of animal is the black-backed oriole?

The black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-backed-oriole

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{black_backed_oriole_2026,
  title = {Black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-backed-oriole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}