General

Black-vented Oriole: Large oriole with black hood, upper back, wings, and tail, including vent. Underparts and lower back are bright yellow-orange. Female and juvenile are mostly yellow with black-streaked chin; other black areas are replaced by olive-gray.

Range and Habitat

Black-vented Oriole: Common in Mexico; accidental visitor to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Preferred habitats include pine-oak and tropical deciduous forests.

Breeding and Nesting

Black-vented Oriole: Two to six pale blue or white eggs, heavily marked with brown and black, are laid in a nest made of plant fibers, lined with finer materials, and built low in a bush or tree. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Black-vented Oriole: Eats insects, berries, and fruits; forages for food low to high in trees and bushes.

Readily Eats

Suet, Jelly, Orange Halves, Raisins

Vocalization

Black-vented Oriole: Song is a bold, squeaky, gurgling warble. Call is a weak, nasal "nyeh" or "nur", insect-like and often repeated in series.

Similar Species

Black-vented Oriole: Scott's Oriole has conspicuous white wing-bars, white edges on tertials and secondaries, and yellow basal half to outer tail feathers.