Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Baltimore Oriole
The Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Icteridae (New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds eastern North America (southern Canada to southern USA); winters to northern South AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Icterus galbula
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Baltimore Oriole
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- C[oracias] Galbula
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- America; restricted to Virginia by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-hst North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 307.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.108
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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