Streak-backed Oriole

Icterus pustulatusOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Blackbirds and Orioles (Icteridae)

Codes: Common Name: SBAO Scientific Name: ICTPUS ITIS Taxonomic No.: 179079

Head

Topo Map: Perching-like Head

Bill Shape: Dagger, All-purpose
Eye Color: Dark brown to black.
Head Pattern: Plain, Special (unique patterns or features)
Crown Color: Orange-red
Forehead Color: Orange-red
Nape Color: Orange-red
Throat Color: Black
Cere color: No Data

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Body

Topo Map: Perching-like Body

Length Range: 19-23 cm (7.5-9 in)
Weight: 37 g (1.3 oz)
Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color: Orange, White, Black
Underparts: Bright Orange
Upperparts: Bright orange with black spotting on upper back.
Back Pattern: Striped or streaked
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

Flight

Topo Map: Perching-like Flight

Flight Pattern: Swift strong direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 30-34 cm (12-13.5 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Streaked
Upper Tail: Black
Under Tail: Black
Leg Color: Gray

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Streak-backed Oriole

Streak-backed Oriole: Large oriole with mostly bright orange body except for black streaks on back. Deep orange-red head and breast contrast with black face, chin. Black wings with two bold white bars. Black tail with white corners. Eats mostly insects. Strong direct flight with rapid wing beats.

● Song: "roochee-roo-roo-chee-roo", "weet,weet,weet,weet,weet"

● Foraging & Feeding: Streak-backed Oriole: Eats large insects, grubs, seeds, flowers, and nectar; forages in high to middle levels in deciduous trees.

● Breeding & nesting: Streak-backed Oriole: Two to six white to pale blue eggs heavily marked with black and brown are laid in a basket nest made of plant fibers, grass, and vines, lined with finer materials, and hung 10 to 50 feet above the ground. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Streak-backed Oriole: Female and juvenile male Bullock's Orioles have faintly streaked gray-brown backs, entirely blue-gray lower mandibles, pale gray bellies, sides, and flanks, and thinner white edges on flight feathers and wing coverts.

Flight Pattern

Swift strong direct flight with rapid wing beats.

● Range & Habitat: Streak-backed Oriole: Casual in southern California and southern Arizona. Prefers arid and semi-arid scrub and brushy woodlands; also inhabits plantations.

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester

^PopulationYes but uncommon

^MigrationNonmigratory

^Weight1.3 Ounces

Perching-like Head

Perching-like Body

Perching-like Flight

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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