Credit: Len Blumin
North American field guide
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis
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Identification
Field notes
24 cm (9-10") Introduced from Mexico and established in southern Florida. Open woodlands, gardens.
Male: orange or yellow-orange head and underparts. Black back, throat, tail and black spots on breast. Orange-yellow patch on shoulder. White on black wings.
Female: black back, wings and tail. Yellowish head, shoulder patch and underparts. Black spots on breast.
Song: loud and varied piping and whistled notes.
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Credit: Dan Irizarry
Credit: Dan Irizarry
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Credit: Jorge Eduardo ChinchillaBird Advisor Identification rules 2 variants · 3 rules
These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.
Spot-Breasted Oriole
2 rulesRule 1 13 criteria · confidence 1
- Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?
- Yes · Unknown
- What colour was the SIDE ?
- Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Unknown
- What colour was the BELLY ?
- Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Unknown
- What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?
- Spotted or mottled · Unknown
- What colour was the BREAST ?
- Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What colour was the THROAT ?
- Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What SHAPE was the BILL ?
- Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Conical and slender · Conical and thick · Downcurved · Unknown
- What LENGTH was the BILL ?
- Short · Medium · Long · Unknown
- What colour were the EYES ?
- Brown or blackish brown · Black or dark gray · Unknown
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?
- Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Unknown
- How BIG was the bird ?
- Robin-sized
- What TYPE of bird was seen ?
- Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- WHERE was the bird seen ?
- Southeastern United States
Rule 2 6 criteria · confidence 1
- Was the bird seen best or only on the ground ?
- No
- How BIG was the bird ?
- Robin-sized
- List any unique feeding behaviour observed ?
- Feeding at flowers
- What TYPE of bird was seen ?
- Identify from a Unique Behaviour
- What type of environment was the bird seen in?
- Urban or residential area or at a feeder · Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra · Thickets or shrubs · Deciduous forest · Coniferous forest · Mixed forest · Wooded freshwater habitat · Freshwater marsh or wetland · Freshwater shoreline · Saltwater marsh or wetland · Flat saltwater shore; beach · Rocky saltwater shore; cliff · Only or mostly in flight over freshwater · Only or mostly in flight over land
- WHERE was the bird seen ?
- Southeastern United States
Spot-Breasted Oriole (Immature)
1 ruleRule 1 12 criteria · confidence 1
- Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?
- Yes · Unknown
- What colour was the SIDE ?
- Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Unknown
- What colour was the BELLY ?
- Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Unknown
- What colour was the BREAST ?
- Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What colour was the THROAT ?
- Yellow · Olive (yellowish-green) · Unknown
- What SHAPE was the BILL ?
- Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Conical and slender · Conical and thick · Downcurved · Unknown
- What LENGTH was the BILL ?
- Short · Medium · Long · Unknown
- What colour were the EYES ?
- Brown or blackish brown · Black or dark gray · Unknown
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?
- Yellow · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- How BIG was the bird ?
- Robin-sized
- What TYPE of bird was seen ?
- Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- WHERE was the bird seen ?
- Southeastern United States