Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
GenusIcterus (New World Orioles)
SpeciesIcterus galbula (Baltimore Oriole)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Big Bend National Park

1 Verified records at Big Bend National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its common name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of 17th-century Lord Baltimore. Observations of interbreeding between the Baltimore oriole and the western Bullock's oriole Icterus bullockii, led to both being classified as a single species, called the northern oriole, from 1973 to 1995. Research by James Rising, a professor of zoology at the University of Toronto, and others showed that the two birds actually did not interbreed significantly. The Baltimore oriole is the state bird of Maryland, and the namesake and mascot for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Icterus parisorum

Icterus spurius

Icterus bullockii

Icterus cucullatus

Molothrus ater

Euphagus cyanocephalus

10–20% · With luck

LC Endemic

Quiscalus mexicanus

5–10% · With luck

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Agelaius phoeniceus

Sturnella neglecta

Molothrus aeneus

Sturnella lilianae

See all 12 relatives Show fewer

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Baltimore Oriole at Big Bend National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
2	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
3	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
4	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
5	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
6	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
7	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
8	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
9	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
10	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	20–30%
11	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
14	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
15	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
16	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
17	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
20	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
21	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
22	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	20–30%
23	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
24	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
26	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
27	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
28	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
29	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
30	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
31	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
32	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
33	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
34	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	10–20%
35	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
36	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
37	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
38	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
39	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
40	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	5–10%
41	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
42	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
43	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
44	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
45	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
46	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
47	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
48	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
49	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
50	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
51	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
52	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
53	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
54	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
55	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
56	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
58	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
59	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
60	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
61	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
62	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
63	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
64	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
65	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
67	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
68	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
69	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
70	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
71	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
72	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
73	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
74	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
75	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
76	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Baltimore Oriole

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Scott's Oriole

Orchard Oriole

Bullock's Oriole

Hooded Oriole

Brown-headed Cowbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Great-tailed Grackle

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird

Western Meadowlark

Bronzed Cowbird

Chihuahuan Meadowlark

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found