Photo: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Audubon’s Oriole
Icterus graduacauda
Audubon's Oriole (Icterus graduacauda) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Audubon’s Oriole (Icterus graduacauda) is a member of the Icteridae family found in Central America & Caribbean and North America. Adults weigh 42.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Icteridae Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
- Genus Icterus
- Species graduacauda
Quick facts
- Weight
- 42.2 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Icteridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Audubon’s Oriole is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Audubon’s Oriole is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Audubon’s Oriole (Icterus graduacauda) belongs to the Icteridae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America. Its distribution covers NA, MA s Texas, Mexico.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 42.2 g, with a wing length of about 8.7 cm and a tail of around 9.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 347,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Audubon’s Oriole?
The Audubon’s Oriole is a small bird that weighs around 42.2 g.
Where does the Audubon’s Oriole live?
The Audubon’s Oriole is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America with a range covering NA, MA s Texas, Mexico, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Audubon’s Oriole belong to?
The Audubon’s Oriole (Icterus graduacauda) belongs to the Icteridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Audubon’s Oriole eat?
The Audubon’s Oriole is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Audubon’s Oriole migrate?
The Audubon’s Oriole is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Audubon’s Oriole endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Audubon’s Oriole make?
1 real field recording of the Audubon’s Oriole — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Audubon’s Oriole's range?
The Audubon’s Oriole has a mapped global range of about 347,000 km².
Conservation
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