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title: "Orange Oriole"
description: "Icterus auratus — Birds. The orange oriole (Icterus auratus) is a small bird species with orange feathers native to the Icteridae family in the Yucatán Peninsula."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/orange-oriole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Orange Oriole

> Icterus auratus — Birds. The orange oriole (Icterus auratus) is a small bird species with orange feathers native to the Icteridae family in the Yucatán Peninsula.

- Scientific name: *Icterus auratus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 2245
- Wikidata: [Q1302631](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1302631)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9332](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9332)

## Names

- en: Orange Oriole
- de: Goldtrupial
- es: Calandria Dorso Naranja
- fr: Oriole orange
- nl: Yucatántroepiaal
- pl: Kacyk złoty

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1593), BZ (5)

## Summary

The orange oriole (Icterus auratus) is a small bird species with orange feathers native to the Icteridae family in the Yucatán Peninsula. It has a slender body, long wings, and a pointed beak. Its color resembles the fruit orange, and it has black markings on its wings and tail. The orange oriole is known for its song and can be found in forests and gardens. They have a diverse diet that contributes to their color. According to The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Birds of the World, they have suggested that this species might be better named the "Yucatan Oriole" because they are only found in Southeast Mexico. This species…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_oriole

## Photo

![Orange Oriole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/orange-oriole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107692909

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/orange-oriole?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).