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Bullock's oriole

Icterus bullockii (Swainson, 1827)

Status not recordedsongbirds

The bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 33.2 g to 37.9 g and live up to 8.9 years.

Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii)
Photo: Kevin Cole from Pacific Coast, USA ( en:User:Kevinlcole ) · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bullock's oriole

Weight
33.2 g – 37.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
8.9 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
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the bullock's oriole

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Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii)
Clinton & Charles Robertson from Del Rio, Texas & College Station, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii)
Vickie J Anderson, http://www.wildlifeimagesupclose.com · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the bullock's oriole live?

Not recorded

What is the bullock's oriole?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockiorum, also known as Icterus bullockii) is a small New World blackbird. At one time, this species and the Baltimore oriole were considered to be a single species, the northern oriole. This bird is named after William Bullock, an English amateur naturalist.

From the Wikipedia article “Bullock's oriole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bullock%27s_oriole&oldid=1380657330), 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 bullock's oriole endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bullock's oriole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyIcteridae
  6. genusIcterus
  7. SpeciesIcterus bullockii (Swainson, 1827)

Synonyms Icterus bullockii bullockii, Icterus bullockii parvus, Icterus bullockiorum, Icterus bullockiorum bullockiorum, Icterus bullockiorum parvus, Icterus galbula bullocki, Icterus galbula bullockii, Icterus galbula parvus, Xanthornus bullockii

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • trupiál oranžovobrvýCzech
  • Orangebrynet TrupialDanish
  • BullocktrupialGerman
  • Bullock-TrupialGerman
  • oranĝbrova ikteroEsperanto
  • Bolsero calandriaSpanish
  • Bolsero de BullockSpanish
  • Calandria Cejas NaranjasSpanish
  • Turpial de BullockSpanish
  • lännenlehtoturpiaaliFinnish
  • Oriole de BullockFrench
  • narančastoprsi vranjakCroatian
  • Bullock-trupiálHungarian
  • Oriolo di BullockItalian
  • ビュラックムクドリモドキJapanese
  • Buloko volungenėLithuanian
  • Bulloka vālodzeLatvian
  • Bullocks TroepiaalDutch
  • gullbryntrupialNorwegian
  • kacyk złotobrewyPolish
  • corrupião-de-bullockPortuguese
  • corrupião-de-asa-brancaPortuguese
  • Белокрылый трупиалRussian
  • Цветной трупиал БаллокаRussian
  • trupiál bielokrídlySlovak
  • Bulokova vugaSerbian
  • orangebrynad trupialSwedish
  • Bullock TurpiyalıTurkish
  • трупіал золотощокийUkrainian
  • 布氏拟鹂Chinese
  • 布氏擬鸝Chinese
  • 布洛克氏擬黃鸝Chinese

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Relatives of the bullock's 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 bullock's oriole?

An adult bullock's oriole weighs 33.2 g – 37.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the bullock's oriole live?

The bullock's oriole has a recorded lifespan of 8.9 years.

What kind of animal is the bullock's oriole?

The bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{bullocks_oriole_2026,
  title = {Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bullocks-oriole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}