Icterus abeillei
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is endemic to Mexico. The black-backed oriole was formally described in 1839 with the binomial Xanthornis Abeillei (sic). At one time it and what are now Bullock's oriole (I. bullockiorum) and the Baltimore oriole (I. galbula) were treated as conspecific.
The black-backed oriole is monotypic. The black-backed oriole is 18 to 20.5 cm (7.1 to 8.1 in) long and weighs 31 to 37 g (1.1 to 1.3 oz). Adult males are black on the crown, sides of the head, nape, and upperparts. They have an orange line above the lores, thin orange crescents above and below the eye, and orange cheeks. Their upperwing is mostly black with wide white edges on the flight feathers. The wing's median and greater coverts are white and show as a large patch on the closed wing. Their tail's three outer pairs of feathers are yellow with black tips and the rest are black. They have a black chin that extends in a thin stripe down the throat. The rest of their throat and their underparts are orange-yellow. Their flanks and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | León | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-backed Oriole sighting in Toluca on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 113th most-seen of the 118 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 April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-backed Oriole in Toluca on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–January, the lowest months. Those are among Toluca's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Black-backed Oriole sightings, Toluca ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Mexico City (México, about 20%), León (México, about 10%) and Puebla (México, under 5%).
Same genus: Icterus
The closest relatives of the Black-backed Oriole that you can see in Toluca (genus Icterus, New World Orioles) are Bullock's Oriole (about 10%), Orchard Oriole (about 10%) and Hooded Oriole (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-backed Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Toluca (8 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.
