Baltimore Oriole

(Icterus galbula)

Conservation  •  Description  •  Habitat  •  Ecology  •  Distribution  •  Taxonomy

Baltimore Oriole - Featured photo
Photo by Joan Rock

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List

LC - Least Concern

NatureServe

N5B - Secure Breeding
SNRB - Unranked Breeding

Minnesota

not listed

Description

The underparts, shoulder, rump, and outer tail feathers are bright orange.

Size

Total length: 7″ to 8″

Wingspan: 11½″

Voice

Similar Species

Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) is smaller. The male underparts are darker chestnut brown.

Habitat

Openings in deciduous and mixed woodlands, roadsides, orchards

Ecology

Migration

 

Nesting

 

Diet

 

Distribution

Occurrence

Common migrant and breeder

Maps

The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map

Taxonomy

Class

Aves (Birds)

Order

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

Family

Icteridae (New World Blackbirds and Orioles)

Subfamily

Icterinae

Genus

Icterus (New World Orioles)

Subordinate Taxa

 

Synonyms

Coracias galbula

Icterus galbula galbula

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Gregory Gilman

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Male Baltimore Oriole
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Juvenile Baltimore Oriole
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Baltimore Oriole Mother and Offspring

Kim Harcey

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Handfeeding Baltimore Orioles

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Lynn Rubey

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A Baltimore Oriole perched on a branch near a patch of purple wild flowers. In The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Lac qui Parle County near the walking trails.
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A Female Baltimore Oriole perched on top of this small tree along The Minnesota River The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge.

Ramona Abrego

Spring feeding of grape jelly

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Norm & Peg Dibble

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Happy to see some Baltimore Orioles at our bird feeding station just outside our patio door (photo taken through glass). Attracted them with half a Navel Orange inside a bright red/orange pot and they ate it all up. You can really hear them, if you are outside nearby, loudly scolding other birds when they land on the feeders.

Gerry Garcia

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Female
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Male
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Male

Wayne Rasmussen

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Joan Rock

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Richard Thrasher

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female oriole
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Trisha

Orioles

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Oriole in flight

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Oriole babies

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Kirk Nelson

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Bill Reynolds

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Minnesota Seasons Photos

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About

Icterus galbula

Oriole
Craig A. Mullenbach

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Kim Harcey

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Jun 23, 2023

About

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Cambridge, MN
7/26/2019
Photo by Kim Harcey
http://www.minnesotaseasons.com/Birds/Baltimore_Oriole.html

Dan W. Andree

Male Baltimore Oriole.
Published on Feb 18, 2015

About

A quick look at the adult male Baltimore Oriole which is another bird that reminds me of some kind of tropical bird with its brilliant bright orange and black colors accented with streaks of white in the wings. A real eye catcher.

Other Videos

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Singing
Kevin Cavallin

About

Uploaded on May 30, 2010

I was finally able to get a halfway decent shot of a Baltimore Oriole. I've heard them, but they usually fly off before I get a shot.

Icterus galbula - Oriol de Baltimore (turpial migratorio). Hembra.
Daniel Felipe Galeano

About

Uploaded on Nov 26, 2011

Tomada en Medellín - Antioquia - Colombia.

Wild Bird House : Orioles Everywhere Spring 2013 Baltimore Orioles & Female Orchard Oriole
wildbirdhouse

About

Published on May 14, 2013

A female Orchard Oriole and many Baltimore Orioles on various feeders. Spring 2013 footage. Shot with a Nikon D3100 DSLR.

Backyard Bird Watching

Northern/Baltimore Oriole male eating an orange
Leo de Groot

About

Uploaded on Jun 11, 2011

A male Northern Oriole (Baltimore) eating his favourite food, an orange, at Sylvan Lake, Alberta

Baltimore Oriole Gathering
Janelle Streed

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Uploaded on Nov 4, 2011

A gathering of Baltimore Orioles at our grape jelly. 5.23.2011 Blessings

Visitor Sightings

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Gregory Gilman
7/7/2022

Baltimore Oriole Nest

Location: NW Rochester

Lynn Rubey
6/19/2020

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge

A Baltimore Oriole perched on a branch near a patch of purple wild flowers. In The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Lac qui Parle County near the walking trails.

Amy O
6/17/2020

Location: Theodore Wirth Lake, Minneapolis

Such bright orange! 

Mary
6/3/2020

Location: Breezy Point

Brilliant orange.....  big and fat Male.

Gregory Gilman
5/30/2020

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Rochester, MN.

Juvenile Baltimore Oriole

Fr Jason Houck
5/24/2020

Location: Purgatory Park, Minnetonka

I always wanted to see one!

Therta
5/22/2020

Location: Woodbury,  MN

Gregory Gilman
5/16/2020

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Rochester, MN.

Male Baltimore Oriole

Dan Posner
5/7/2020

Location: Motley, MN

Kim Harcey
8/24/2019

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Cambridge, MN

Handfeeding Baltimore Orioles

Lynn Rubey
8/20/2019

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge

A Female Baltimore Oriole perched on top of this small tree along The Minnesota River The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge.

Kim Harcey
8/19/2019

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Cambridge, MN

Handfeeding Baltimore Orioles

Kim Harcey
7/26/2019

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Cambridge, MN

Handfeeding Baltimore Orioles

Norm & Peg Dibble
5/23/2019

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Maple Grove, MN

Happy to see some Baltimore Orioles at our bird feeding station just outside our patio door (photo taken through glass). Attracted them with half a Navel Orange inside a bright red/orange pot and they ate it all up. You can really hear them, if you are outside nearby, loudly scolding other birds when they land on the feeders.

Kim Harcey
5/19/2019

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Cambridge, MN

Kim Harcey
5/18/2019

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Cambridge, MN

Gerry Garcia
5/17/2019

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: West Bloomington

Female

Ramona Abrego
5/17/2019

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Becker County

Ramona Abrego
5/16/2019

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Becker County

slacy
5/11/2019

Location: Edina MN

Gerry Garcia
5/8/2019

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: West Bloomington

Kim Harcey
5/5/2019

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Cambridge, MN

Wayne Rasmussen
5/21/2018

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Joy Park

Andrea Saima
5/9/2018

Location: home in Nowthen MN

I was outside doing clean up (raking leaves) and spotted my first Baltimore Oriole!  ThIs bird has been hanging around for the past three days, checking out the apple trees, lilac bushes, and other variety of trees we have in the yard.  I’m so happy to have seen this bird around!

Richard
Thrasher
6/21/2017

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Green Isle, MN

Male and Female Baltimore Orioles are nesting in our yard.

Kirk Nelson
5/23/2015

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Myre-Big Island State Park

Bill Reynolds
7/1/2013

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Pennington Co.

Bill Reynolds
5/14/2011

Baltimore Oriole, Myre-Big Island State Park

Location: Pennington Co.

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