Black-vented Oriole

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

Codes: Common Name: BVOR Scientific Name: ICTWAG ITIS Taxonomic No.: 179089

Breeding Location:

Forests, Bushes

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester

Breeding Population:

Accidental in North America

Egg Color:

Light blue or white marked with brown and black

Number of Eggs:

2 - 6

Incubation Days:

12 - 14

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Lined with finer materials., Plant fibers.

Migration:

Nonmigratory

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.

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Black-vented Oriole

Black-vented Oriole: Large oriole with black hood, upper back, wings, and tail, including vent. Underparts and lower back are bright yellow-orange. Black bill is long and slender. Legs and feet are gray. Forages in trees and bushes. Feeds on insects, berries and fruit. Strong, swift, direct flight.

● Song: "nyeh", "nur"

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

● Breeding & 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.

● 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.

Flight Pattern

Strong swift direct flight on rapidly beating wings.

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

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester

^PopulationAccidental in North America

^MigrationNonmigratory

^Weight1.5 Ounces

Underparts

Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.

Vent

Birds do not have two separate cavities for excrement and reproduction like humans do. In birds, there is one single entrance/exit that suits both functions called the vent, cloaca or anus.

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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