Icterus pectoralis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The spot-breasted oriole (Icterus pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. It also has an introduced population in southern Florida.
The spot-breasted oriole was formally described in 1829 with the binomial Psarocolius pectoralis. The spot-breasted oriole is about 21 cm (8.3 in) long. Its wing chord is 8.8 to 11.4 cm (3.5 to 4.5 in), its tail 8.5 to 11.2 cm (3.3 to 4.4 in), its culmen 1.9 to 2.4 cm (0.75 to 0.94 in), and its tarsus 2.6–3 cm (1.0–1.2 in). Males weigh an average of about 53 g (1.9 oz) and females about 45 g (1.6 oz). The sexes have the essentially same plumage though females are duller than males. Adults of the nominate subspecies I. p. pectoralis have a mostly deep orange head and nape. They have a black "mask", throat, "bib" on the upper breast, mantle, and back. Their rump is orange. Their wings are mostly black with orange... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 2 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 12 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 6 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoo Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Seaside Seabird Sanctuary | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-breasted Oriole sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 91 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 123rd most-seen of the 263 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and December–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-breasted Oriole in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in September and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-breasted 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 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Spot-breasted Oriole sightings, Lago de Yojoa ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Masaya Volcano National Park (Nicaragua, about 20%), El Triunfo (Mexico, about 20%) and Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 10%).
Same genus: Icterus
The closest relatives of the Spot-breasted Oriole that you can see in Lago de Yojoa (genus Icterus, New World Orioles) are Baltimore Oriole (about 30%), Altamira Oriole (about 20%) and Orchard Oriole (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-breasted Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Lago de Yojoa (91 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
