Baltimore Oriole

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Baltimore Oriole in Los Angeles?

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Baltimore Oriole sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 233 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 296th most-seen of the 426 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see a Baltimore Oriole in Los Angeles?

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Baltimore Oriole in Los Angeles on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Q: What time of day is best to see a Baltimore Oriole?

Between 8 and 11 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baltimore 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.

Q: Is Los Angeles the best place to see a Baltimore Oriole?

33rd of 36. Of the 36 cities where we can rate Baltimore Oriole sightings, Los Angeles ranks 33rd at under 5%. The best odds are in San José (Costa Rica, about 40%), Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 30%) and San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 20%).

Q: Which relatives of the Baltimore Oriole live in Los Angeles?

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

Q: Where does the Baltimore Oriole sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Baltimore Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Angeles (233 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.

Icterus galbula

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyIcteridae (New World Blackbirds and Orioles)
GenusIcterus (New World Orioles)
SpeciesIcterus galbula (Baltimore Oriole)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Los Angeles

In 3 days <5%

233 Verified sightings at Los Angeles

46,604 In all 64 parks From 2019 to 2026

April Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Baltimore Oriole

The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its common name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of 17th-century Lord Baltimore. Observations of interbreeding between the Baltimore oriole and the western Bullock's oriole Icterus bullockii, led to both being classified as a single species, called the northern oriole, from 1973 to 1995. Research by James Rising, a professor of zoology at the University of Toronto, and others showed that the two birds actually did not interbreed significantly.

The Baltimore oriole is the state bird of Maryland, and the namesake and mascot for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. The Baltimore oriole was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Coracias galbula. He specified the type locality as America, but this was restricted to Virginia in 1931. Linnaeus based his account on the "Baltimore-Bird" that had been described and illustrated by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in his The Natural History of Carolina... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:26

United States · 2025

Song1:09

United States · 2025

Alarm call0:17

Cuba · 2025

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 15 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~70%
2	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
3	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~40%
4	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
5	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
6	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
7	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
8	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
9	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
10	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
11	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
12	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
13	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
14	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
15	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
16	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
17	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~20%
18	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
19	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
21	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
22	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
23	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
24	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
26	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
27	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
28	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
29	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
30	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
31	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
32	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
33	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
34	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
35	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
36	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
37	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
38	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
39	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
40	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
41	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
42	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
43	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
44	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
45	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
46	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
47	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
48	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
49	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
50	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
52	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
53	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
54	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
55	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
56	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
57	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
58	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
59	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
60	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
61	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
62	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
63	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
64	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
2	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
3	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
4	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	~20%
5	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
6	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
7	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
8	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
9	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
10	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Philadelphia Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Akron Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	La Paz Waterfall Gardens	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity
10	Aviario Nacional de Colombia	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
11	Tracy Aviary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Blue Hills Trailside Museum Habitats	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Florida Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	National Aviary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Closest Relatives at Los Angeles

Icterus cucullatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Icterus bullockii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Icterus spurius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Agelaius phoeniceus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Molothrus ater

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sturnella neglecta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Euphagus carolinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Agelaius tricolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Baltimore Oriole in Los Angeles?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Baltimore Oriole sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 233 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 296th most-seen of the 426 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Baltimore Oriole in Los Angeles?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Baltimore Oriole in Los Angeles on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Baltimore Oriole?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baltimore 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 Los Angeles the best place to see a Baltimore Oriole?

33rd of 36

Of the 36 cities where we can rate Baltimore Oriole sightings, Los Angeles ranks 33rd at under 5%. The best odds are in San José (Costa Rica, about 40%), Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 30%) and San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Baltimore Oriole live in Los Angeles?

Same genus: Icterus

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

Where does the Baltimore Oriole sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Baltimore Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Angeles (233 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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Baltimore Oriole

About the Baltimore Oriole

Sounds

Recent sightings of Baltimore Oriole in Los Angeles

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Los Angeles

Hooded Oriole

Bullock's Oriole

Orchard Oriole

Red-winged Blackbird

Great-tailed Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Western Meadowlark

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Rusty Blackbird

Bobolink

Tricolored Blackbird

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Baltimore Oriole in Los Angeles?

When is the best time to see a Baltimore Oriole in Los Angeles?

What time of day is best to see a Baltimore Oriole?

Is Los Angeles the best place to see a Baltimore Oriole?

Which relatives of the Baltimore Oriole live in Los Angeles?

Where does the Baltimore Oriole sighting chance come from?