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Bar-winged Oriole
Icterus maculialatus
Bar-winged Oriole (Icterus maculialatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Bar-winged Oriole (Icterus maculialatus) is a member of the Icteridae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 37.4 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 maculialatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 37.4 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Icteridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bar-winged 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 Bar-winged Oriole is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Bar-winged Oriole (Icterus maculialatus) is a species of bird in the Icteridae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA s Mexico to El Salvador.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 37.4 g, with a wing length of about 9.6 cm and a tail of around 9.2 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 87,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bar-winged Oriole?
The Bar-winged Oriole is a small bird that weighs around 37.4 g.
Where does the Bar-winged Oriole live?
The Bar-winged Oriole is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA s Mexico to El Salvador, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Bar-winged Oriole belong to?
The Bar-winged Oriole (Icterus maculialatus) belongs to the Icteridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Bar-winged Oriole eat?
The Bar-winged Oriole is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Bar-winged Oriole migrate?
The Bar-winged Oriole is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Bar-winged 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 Bar-winged Oriole make?
1 real field recording of the Bar-winged 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 Bar-winged Oriole's range?
The Bar-winged Oriole has a mapped global range of about 87,000 km².
Conservation
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