New World oriole
The genus Icterus, New World orioles, is a group of birds in the Icterid family Icteridae. They are not related to the Old World orioles which are family Oriolidae.
The males are typically black and yellow or orange, with white markings; the plumage of females and immature birds is duller. These birds go through one moult in a year. They are generally slender with long tails and a pointed bill. They mainly eat insects, often also nectar. The nest is a woven pouch.
The name "oriole" comes from the Latin word "aureolus", golden. The genus name Icterus is the Greek word for yellow and is also associated with jaundice.
The full list of species is:
- Moriche Oriole, Icterus chrysocephalus
- Epaulet Oriole, Icterus cayanensis
- Yellow-backed Oriole, Icterus chrysater
- Yellow Oriole, Icterus nigrogularis
- Jamaican Oriole, Icterus leucopteryx
- Orange Oriole, Icterus auratus
- Yellow-tailed Oriole, Icterus mesomelas
- Orange-crowned Oriole, Icterus auricapillus
- White-edged Oriole, Icterus graceannae
- Spot-breasted Oriole, Icterus pectoralis
- Altamira Oriole, Icterus gularis
- Streak-backed Oriole, Icterus pustulatus
- Hooded Oriole, Icterus cucullatus
- Troupial, Icterus icterus
- Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula
- Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii
- Black-backed Oriole, Icterus abeillei
- Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius
- Black-cowled Oriole, Icterus prosthemelas
- Greater Antillean Oriole, Icterus dominicensis
- Black-vented Oriole, Icterus wagleri
- St. Lucia Oriole, Icterus laudabilis
- Martinique Oriole, Icterus bonana
- Montserrat Oriole, Icterus oberi
- Audubon's Oriole, Icterus graduacauda
- Bar-winged Oriole, Icterus maculialatus
- Scott's Oriole, Icterus parisorum