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Hooded oriole

Icterus cucullatus Swainson, 1827

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The hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 23.6 g to 24.3 g and live up to 6 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
Photo: AMMuench · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hooded oriole

Weight
23.6 g – 24.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src 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 hooded oriole live?

Not recorded

What is the hooded oriole?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus) is a medium-sized New World oriole. The male of this species ranges in color from a bright orange to a paler yellow, with a black back, face, tail and bib, with the wing containing two white bars. The female is more of an olive color with some yellow accents.

From the Wikipedia article “Hooded oriole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hooded_oriole&oldid=1380684764), 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 hooded oriole endangered?

The hooded 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.

How is the hooded oriole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyIcteridae
  6. genusIcterus
  7. SpeciesIcterus cucullatus Swainson, 1827
Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • turpial emmascaratCatalan
  • trupiál oranžovokápýCzech
  • euryn cycyllog y GogleddWelsh
  • Tobåndet TrupialDanish
  • MaskentrupialGerman
  • maska ikteroEsperanto
  • Oriol cuculadoSpanish
  • Bolsero encapuchadoSpanish
  • Calandria Dorso Negro MenorSpanish
  • Turpial enmascaradoSpanish
  • kapokkiturpiaaliFinnish
  • Oriole masquéFrench
  • prugastokrili vranjakCroatian
  • álarcos trupiálHungarian
  • Oriolo dal bavaglioItalian
  • oriolo dal cappuccioItalian
  • ムナグロムクドリモドキJapanese
  • munaguromukudorimodokiJapanese
  • kaukėtasis spalvingasis trupialasLithuanian
  • kapuces vālodzeLatvian
  • MaskertroepiaalDutch
  • palmetrupialNorwegian
  • kacyk maskowyPolish
  • corrupião-mascaradoPortuguese
  • corrupião-de-capuz-douradoPortuguese
  • Масковый трупиалRussian
  • Масковый цветной трупиалRussian
  • trupiál maskovýSlovak
  • Kapuljačasta američka vugaSerbian
  • palmtrupialSwedish
  • Maskeli TurpiyalTurkish
  • трупіал масковийUkrainian
  • yuya yuyumyua
  • 巾冠拟鹂Chinese
  • 黑臉擬黃鸝Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the hooded 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 hooded oriole?

An adult hooded oriole weighs 23.6 g – 24.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hooded oriole endangered?

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

How long does the hooded oriole live?

The hooded oriole has a recorded lifespan of 6 years.

What kind of animal is the hooded oriole?

The hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-oriole

MLA

“Hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-oriole.

BibTeX
@misc{hooded_oriole_2026,
  title = {Hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-oriole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}