Yellow-backed oriole
Icterus chrysater (R. P. Lesson, 1844)
The yellow-backed oriole (Icterus chrysater) is a species in the family Icteridae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 53.4 g to 53.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the yellow-backed oriole
- Weight
- 53.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4src 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 yellow-backed oriole live?
Not recorded
What is the yellow-backed oriole?
The yellow-backed oriole (Icterus chrysater) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.
From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-backed oriole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-backed_oriole&oldid=1379930153), 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 yellow-backed oriole endangered?
The yellow-backed 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 yellow-backed oriole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyIcteridae
- genusIcterus
- SpeciesIcterus chrysater (R. P. Lesson, 1844)
Synonyms Xanthornus chrysater
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- turpial dauratCatalan
- trupiál žlutočernýCzech
- euryn cefnfelyn AmericaWelsh
- Gulrygget TrupialDanish
- SchwarzflügeltrupialGerman
- Schwarzflügel-TrupialGerman
- flavdorsa ikteroEsperanto
- Bolsero DorsidoradoSpanish
- Bolsero dorso doradoSpanish
- Calandria Dorso AmarilloSpanish
- TocheSpanish
- Turpial dorsidoradoSpanish
- Turpial montañeroSpanish
- Turpial TocheSpanish
- kultaturpiaaliFinnish
- Oriole noir et orFrench
- crnolici vranjakCroatian
- feketeszárnyú trupiálHungarian
- Oriolo dorsogialloItalian
- ハグロムクドリモドキJapanese
- haguromukudorimodokiJapanese
- geltonnugaris spalvingasis trupialasLithuanian
- GeelrugtroepiaalDutch
- gulryggtrupialNorwegian
- kacyk czarnoskrzydłyPolish
- corrupião-de-dorso-amareloPortuguese
- Желтоспинный трупиалRussian
- Желтоспинный цветной трупиалRussian
- trupiál čiernokrídlySlovak
- Žutoleđa američka vugaSerbian
- Gulryggad trupialSwedish
- gulryggig trupialSwedish
- Sarı Sırtlı TurpiyalTurkish
- трупіал чорнокрилийUkrainian
- 黄背拟鹂Chinese
- 黃背擬黃鸝Chinese
Relatives of the yellow-backed 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
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the yellow-backed oriole?
An adult yellow-backed oriole weighs 53.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yellow-backed oriole endangered?
The yellow-backed oriole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the yellow-backed oriole?
The yellow-backed oriole (Icterus chrysater) 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
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