Icterus nigrogularis
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The yellow oriole (Icterus nigrogularis) is a passerine bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Aruba, Bonaire, Brazil, Colombia, Curaçao, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela.
The yellow oriole was formally described in 1819 with the binomial Xanthornis nigrogularis. In the years since then it was given the binomials Xanthornus xanthornus, Xanthornus linnaei, Oriolus xanthorus, Agelaius xanthornus, Psarocolius xanthornis, and Icterus xanthornus before is current assignment in Icterus.
The yellow oriole has these four subspecies: The yellow oriole is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long and weighs about 38 g (1.3 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies I. n. nigrogularis are mostly bright yellow though somewhat paler on the belly. They have black lores, a black... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsrode World Bird Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Parque de la Conservación | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Cali Zoo | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Oriole sighting in Caroni Swamp on a given day, based on 155 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 169 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Oriole in Caroni Swamp on a given day, against about 10% in November, the lowest month. That is one of Caroni Swamp's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Oriole sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Yellow Oriole sightings, Caroni Swamp has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%) and Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 10%).
Same family: Icteridae
The closest relatives of the Yellow Oriole that you can see in Caroni Swamp (family Icteridae, New World Blackbirds and Orioles) are Yellow-hooded Blackbird (about 40%), Carib Grackle (about 30%) and Crested Oropendola (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Caroni Swamp (155 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
