Black-cowled Oriole
Icterus prosthemelas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusIcterus (New World Orioles)
- SpeciesIcterus prosthemelas (Black-cowled Oriole)
The black-cowled oriole (Icterus prosthemelas) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is common and widespread in the Caribbean lowlands and foothills from southern Mexico to western Panama. It lives primarily in humid or semihumid forest, as well as in clearings, along forest edges, in plantations, in semi-open areas with scattered trees and bushes, and in gardens. The adult male is black, with yellow on the belly, shoulder, rump, wing lining, and crissum. The female's plumage varies depending on location. In the south of its range, it is similar to that of the male. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-cowled Oriole at Poás Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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