Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis (Wagler, 1829)

Altamira Oriole, Icterus gularis, is a New World oriole found from southern Texas through Mexico and Central America to Honduras. It is a permanent resident across subtropical lowlands on the Gulf coast, the Pacific side and inland areas. The species nests in open woodland, using a long woven pouch fixed to the end of a horizontal branch, and sometimes to telephone wires. It forages high in trees and also in the undergrowth. Both sexes show the same elaborate plumage and patterning, unlike the migratory orioles that breed in the United States.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Icteridae — Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds

Breeding range

North America, Middle America: s Texas to Honduras