Audubon’s Oriole
Photo: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK · CC BY 2.0

New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies

Audubon’s Oriole

Icterus graduacauda

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

Overview

Audubon's oriole (Icterus graduacauda), formerly known as the black-headed oriole, is a New World passerine inhabiting the forests and thickets of southeastern Texas and the Mexican coast. It is the only species to have a black hood and yellow body. It is divided into four subspecies and two allopatric breeding ranges. The westernmost range extends from Nayarit south to southern Oaxaca, whereas the eastern range stretches from the lower Rio Grande valley to northern Querétaro.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.