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title: "Schwarzkleidtrupial"
description: "Icterus prosthemelas — Vögel. The black-cowled oriole (Icterus prosthemelas) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/black-cowled-oriole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Schwarzkleidtrupial

> Icterus prosthemelas — Vögel. The black-cowled oriole (Icterus prosthemelas) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.

- Scientific name: *Icterus prosthemelas*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `urban` (Stadt & Garten)
- iNaturalist observations: 2105
- Wikidata: [Q2668953](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2668953)
- iNaturalist taxon: [72953](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/72953)

## Names

- en: Black-cowled Oriole
- de: Schwarzkleidtrupial
- es: Calandria Caperuza Negra
- fr: Oriole monacal
- nl: Zwartborsttroepiaal
- pl: Kacyk bananowy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (785), CR (727), BZ (277), HN (60), GT (29), PA (28), NI (24)

## Summary

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. In the north, its crown and upperparts…

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

## Photo

![Schwarzkleidtrupial](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-cowled-oriole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ellyne Geurts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193855351

## Machine access

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