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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Oriole sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 147 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 95th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and June–July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Oriole in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and August–January, the lowest months.
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.
6th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Yellow Oriole sightings, Medellín ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 40%), Maracaibo (Venezuela, about 40%) and Barranquilla (Colombia, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Medellín (147 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.
