Jamaican oriole
Icterus leucopteryx (Wagler, 1827)
The jamaican oriole (Icterus leucopteryx) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 36.9 g to 37.9 g and live up to 12.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the jamaican oriole
- Weight
- 36.9 g – 37.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 12.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 jamaican oriole live?
Not recorded
What is the jamaican oriole?
The Jamaican oriole (Icterus leucopteryx) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Jamaica and on the Colombian island of San Andrés.
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Is the jamaican oriole endangered?
The jamaican 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. What the categories mean.
How is the jamaican oriole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyIcteridae
- genusIcterus
- SpeciesIcterus leucopteryx (Wagler, 1827)
Synonyms Psarocolius leucopteryx
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- turpial de JamaicaCatalan
- trupiál bělokřídlýCzech
- euryn JamaicaWelsh
- Jamaica TrupialDanish
- JamaikatrupialGerman
- Jamaika-TrupialGerman
- jamajka ikteroEsperanto
- Turpial jamaicanoSpanish
- Turpial caribeñoSpanish
- Turpial jamaiquinoSpanish
- jamaikanturpiaaliFinnish
- Oriole de JamaïqueFrench
- jamajčki vranjakCroatian
- jamaicai trupiálHungarian
- Oriolo della GiamaicaItalian
- ジャマイカムクドリモドキJapanese
- Banana KatieJamaican Creole English
- jamaikinis spalvingasis trupialasLithuanian
- WitvleugeltroepiaalDutch
- hvitvingetrupialNorwegian
- kacyk jasnoskrzydłyPolish
- corrupião-jamaicanoPortuguese
- Ямайский трупиалRussian
- Ямайский цветной трупиалRussian
- Ямайский (цветной) трупиалRussian
- trupiál jamajskýSlovak
- Vuga sa JamajkeSerbian
- Jamaika TurpiyalıTurkish
- трупіал білокрилийUkrainian
- 牙买加拟鹂Chinese
- 牙買加黑鸝Chinese
Relatives of the jamaican oriole
Other species in the same genus Icterus.
Baltimore oriole
Icterus galbula
Venezuelan troupial
Icterus icterus
Bullock's oriole
Icterus bullockii
Altamira oriole
Icterus gularis
Montserrat oriole
Icterus oberi
White-edged oriole
Icterus graceannae
CompareJamaican oriole vs Baltimore orioleJamaican oriole vs Venezuelan troupialJamaican oriole vs Bullock's orioleJamaican oriole vs Altamira oriole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the jamaican oriole?
An adult jamaican oriole weighs 36.9 g – 37.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the jamaican oriole endangered?
The jamaican oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the jamaican oriole live?
The jamaican oriole has a recorded lifespan of 12.2 years.
What kind of animal is the jamaican oriole?
The jamaican oriole (Icterus leucopteryx) belongs to the family Icteridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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