Altamira Oriole
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies

Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

LCLeast Concern
Family
New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies (Icteridae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis) is a New World oriole. The bird is widespread in subtropical lowlands of the Mexican Gulf Coast and northern Central America, the Pacific coast and inland. They have since spread to southern Texas, but this was not until 1939.
At 25 cm (9.8 in) and 56 g (2.0 oz), this is the largest oriole in genus Icterus.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.