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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Baltimore Oriole
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Taxonomic 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.

See all 108 species of the family Icteridae