Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Yellow-backed Oriole

Icterus chrysater

The Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater) is a 53 g woodland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

53 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Venezuela, Nicaragua, El Salvador.

Where to see it: Finca Rubel Chaim (acceso restringido) (Guatemala); RNP Chajbaoc (Guatemala); Panama Rainforest Discovery Center (Panama); Via Escuque-La Palma—Sector Campo Alegre y Areas Circunvecinas (Venezuela); Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature Reserve (Colombia).

Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist