Montserrat oriole
Icterus oberi Lawrence, 1880
The montserrat oriole (Icterus oberi) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 33.7 g to 37.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the montserrat oriole
- Weight
- 33.7 g – 37.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the montserrat oriole live?
Not recorded
What is the montserrat oriole?
The Montserrat oriole (Icterus oberi) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is endemic to the island of Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. It is the national bird of the island.
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Is the montserrat oriole endangered?
The montserrat oriole is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the montserrat oriole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyIcteridae
- genusIcterus
- SpeciesIcterus oberi Lawrence, 1880
Other names and names in other languages (25)
- turpial de l'illa MontserratCatalan
- trupiál montserratskýCzech
- euryn MontserratWelsh
- MontserrattrupialDanish
- Montserrat-TrupialGerman
- moncerata ikteroEsperanto
- Turpial de MontserratSpanish
- montserratinturpiaaliFinnish
- Oriole de MontserratFrench
- monseratski vranjakCroatian
- Montserratti trupiálHungarian
- Oriolo di MontserratItalian
- モントセラートムクドリモドキJapanese
- monseratinis spalvingasis trupialasLithuanian
- MontserrattroepiaalDutch
- kacyk ochrowyPolish
- corrupião-de-monserratePortuguese
- Монтсерратский трупиалRussian
- Монтсерратский цветной трупиалRussian
- trupiál ostrovnýSlovak
- Vuga sa ostrva MonseratSerbian
- Montserrat TurpiyalıTurkish
- трупіал монсератськийUkrainian
- 蒙岛拟鹂Chinese
- 蒙瑟拉特島擬黃鸝Chinese
Relatives of the montserrat 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
White-edged oriole
Icterus graceannae
Yellow-tailed oriole
Icterus mesomelas
CompareMontserrat oriole vs Baltimore orioleMontserrat oriole vs Venezuelan troupialMontserrat oriole vs Bullock's orioleMontserrat oriole vs Altamira oriole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the montserrat oriole?
An adult montserrat oriole weighs 33.7 g – 37.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the montserrat oriole endangered?
The montserrat oriole is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the montserrat oriole?
The montserrat oriole (Icterus oberi) 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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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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