Streak-backed Oriole

Streak-backed Oriole

Icterus pustulatus

Silhouette: Matt Wilkins · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Guadalajara

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

299 Verified sightings at Guadalajara
4,091 In all 13 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Streak-backed Oriole

The streak-backed oriole (Icterus pustulatus) is a medium-sized species of passerine bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found in Mexico, in Central America from Guatemala to Costa Rica, and occasionally in the United States.

The streak-backed oriole was formally described in 1829 with the binomial Psarocolius pustulatus. The streak-backed oriole's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, AviList, and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) assign it these eight subspecies:

Both Clements and the American Ornithological Society recognize groups within the species: This article follows the eight... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:05

Mexico · 2024

© Étienne Leroy · XC954844 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:31

Mexico · 2014

© Steve Hampton · XC558348 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Dawn song1:12

Mexico · 2019

© Richard E. Webster · XC504130 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
2 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
3 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
4 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
5 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
6 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
7 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~30%
8 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
9 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
12 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
13 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
~30%
2 Managua 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~30%
3 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
~30%
4 Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
5 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
<5%
7 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
8 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Streak-backed Oriole in Guadalajara?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-backed Oriole sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 299 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 184 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.

When is the best time to see a Streak-backed Oriole in Guadalajara?

April and June–January

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-backed Oriole in Guadalajara on a given day, against about 20% in February–March and May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Streak-backed Oriole?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streak-backed 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.

Is Guadalajara the best place to see a Streak-backed Oriole?

Among the best

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Streak-backed Oriole sightings, Guadalajara ranks 3rd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in San Salvador (El Salvador, about 30%) and Managua (Nicaragua, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Streak-backed Oriole live in Guadalajara?

Same genus: Icterus

The closest relatives of the Streak-backed Oriole that you can see in Guadalajara (genus Icterus, New World Orioles) are Bullock's Oriole (about 20%) and Hooded Oriole (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Streak-backed Oriole sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Streak-backed Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Guadalajara (299 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.

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