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Black-backed Oriole
Icterus abeillei
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockii
Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Black-vented OrioleIcterus wagleri
Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria
Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatus
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 2,304 |
|---|---|
| United States | 796 |
| Pennsylvania | 794 |
| Mexico | 291 |
| Queretaro de Arteaga | 215 |
| Guanajuato | 174 |
| Michoacan de Ocampo | 153 |
| Jalisco | 99 |
| Durango | 40 |
| Hidalgo | 40 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | New World Blackbirds and Orioles · Icteridae |
| Genus | New World Orioles · Icterus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black-backed Oriole with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.