Icterus auricapillus
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The orange-crowned oriole (Icterus auricapillus) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. The orange-crowned oriole was formally described in 1848 with its current binomial Icterus auricapillus. It is monotypic.
The orange-crowned oriole is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long. Males weigh an average of about 33 g (1.2 oz) and females an average of 32 g (1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have an orange-red crown, nape, and sides of the head. The rest of their face and their throat, breast, mantle, upper back, and tail are black. Their lower back and rump are yellow and their rearmost uppertail coverts are black with thin yellow edges at the end. Their wing is mostly black with yellow lesser and median coverts that show as an epaulet on the closed wing. Their underparts below the black breast are yellow.They have a brown iris, a black bill, and gray legs and feet. Juveniles are paler than adults with a yellow face, olive crown and upperparts, dusky wings and tail, and pale yellow throat and underparts with a greenish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque de la Conservación | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-crowned Oriole sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 232nd most-seen of the 295 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-crowned Oriole in Caracas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-crowned 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Orange-crowned Oriole sightings, Caracas ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Maracaibo (Venezuela, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-crowned Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Caracas (17 verified sightings), 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.
